swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Swarm in San Rafael, football size

[The Bay Architects (bayarch]

PS. The owner gave me a $50 check for our Association.

The Bay Architects
1840 B Alcatraz Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703
(510) 420-1484 Tel
(510) 420-1165 Fax

On Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 08:33:32 PM PDT, The Bay Architects <bayarch [at] pacbell.net> wrote:

I have the bees. Though high in the tree. owner provided a tall ladder for me to get close and shake them into my bucket.  They went into the box readily and picked them up just now. Thank you hot line volunteers.

In the swarm catch I encountered an interesting situation for ACBA members to think about.  As I bagged the bees and was leaving, a member of the Marin Beekeepers Association was at the street and stopped me to inquire how I found out about the swarm. It seems that he received a notice from his group about the bees and had come to collect. The owner had first called MBA but no one picked up his call. So then he called our hotline and placed the request to which I had responded. I explained to MBA member that the owner had originally phoned Marin and upon receiving no answer to his call, he notified us. The owner must have left his address on the Marin line although he did not tell me this. I assume that he had left his address but upon receiving no confirmation that Marin had received and would follow through, contacted us. The beekeeper made some mildly disparaging remarks about how Alameda wouldn't want Marin beekeepers to come into their "territory" and we shouldn't have come to Marin. I really did not know how to respond except with curtesy and a nice good bye.

So a question. Should we have pursued this swarm? Or left it alone assuming that sooner or later the Marin people would find out about it and go after it? Are we going to establish territorial limits to our outreach, i.e., go after only east bay swarms. This is all so interesting.

Jim

The Bay Architects
1840 B Alcatraz Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703
(510) 420-1484 Tel
(510) 420-1165 Fax

On Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 10:21:53 AM PDT, Bay Area Beeks via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

Claimed - info to Jim

On Sat, Apr 25, 2026 at 10:21 AM The Bay Architects via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

I can

Jim

The Bay Architects
1840 B Alcatraz Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703
(510) 420-1484 Tel
(510) 420-1165 Fax

On Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 09:33:09 AM PDT, Bay Area Beeks via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

Anyone willing to drive up to San Rafael, to collect a swarm?  Football size, arrived yesterday in tree near pool and pool house.  Its about 15 feet up and Jeff says he has a ladder that beekeeper can use to reach hive. (Ladder will be provided).  Picture will be coming soon.  I also told him to fill out form in Marin County Beekeeper Association Website so PLEASE CALL him before you head out.   

Bee Friendly,

Mimi

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