swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Extraction/rescue from bee tree branch that has fallen on a house in Martinez

[Claire Lussier (lussier.claire]

May I grt those pics? Thank you!

	Claire Lussier M. (510) 590-1789

On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM Gerald Przybylski via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

I suggested the caller talk to an arborist about the integrity of this
historic oak tree.

The branch overhanging the roof was hollow. A bee colony moved in. The
branch broke and is resting on the house.
The fall may have scrambled the comb in the fallen part, or maybe not.
Getting the colony out will be a challenge.  Just getting to the bees
will be a challenge.  Chainsaw probably required.
Scaffolding perhaps.

If this is an impossible job, the colony may have to go.  Alas.

DO KEEP SAFETY ALWAYS IN MIND.  We don't want the limb falling on you,
or a piece of it you chainsawed out.
Oak is very heavy wood.

228 Terosa St, Martinez
526 235-7403  Patty

I can forward you some pix from Patty that I can send you, but it's
difficult to tell what the situation is.


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