swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Free top bar hive of possibly defensive bees -

[Tim Inman (tim.inman]

I’d be happy to take them. Is there a phone number?
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> On Sep 11, 2026, at 10:11 AM, Paula Breen via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] 
> alamedabees.org> wrote:
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> Abby in Oakland called to offer up her top bar hive. She says that about 2 
> months ago a swarm moved in to her empty top bar. She needed to move the hive 
> to accommodate some work happening to the house and she says that the bees 
> "came after her". From her telling they were defensive even before she moved 
> the hive to a different location in the yard. Perhaps highly defensive, 
> perhaps grumpy from being mucked about? Who is up for finding out? Near 
> Fruitvale and East 27th. 
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> Best,
> 
> Paula
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