swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Mystery in San Jose

[Patrick OBrien (obrienpatrick095]

I was in the neighborhood this afternoon so stoped by to check it out, it was 
mainly wasps going for honeydew produced by an aphid or such infestation
Pat O'Brien
510 579 4952

> On Aug 3, 2026, at 9:59 AM, Paula Breen via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] 
> alamedabees.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Cynthia called because she said she has a lemon tree that's about 10 ft tall 
> and she reports that there's been a lot of bee activity in the tree for 2 
> weeks. She doesn't see a swarm cluster and the tree isn't full of flowers. In 
> my experience lemon trees don't have trunks large enough that would support a 
> colony living inside of them. Not sure what's going on here but she was 
> wondering if somebody could help her out. I advised she should probably call 
> the Santa Clara Guild and see if a local would come out and assess the 
> situation. If you happen to live in that area and want to identify what is 
> going on, she can be reached at 917-575-5984. She lives on Laurie Ave in San 
> Jose.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Paula
> 
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