Monthly Archives: March 2011

Menlo Park Swarm Removal – Three Swarms – 3/31/2011

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84 degrees today and the bees were going wild! As mentioned in the last blog I removed three swarms in Menlo Park today with my dad and had two more calls from Menlo Park and more from Los Altos. Here … Continue reading →

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Knee Deep in Bee Swarms Today – 3/31/2011

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Today we removed 4 swarms and had more calls come in which we couldn’t get to today, perhaps tomorrow if they are still there. Menlo Park we removed 3 really low hanging ones. Had two other Menlo Park calls but … Continue reading →

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Los Altos Bee Removal – Swarm SHAKE Los Altos Style

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All right, did a swarm removal yesterday 3/30/2011, in Los Altos. My ladder is 12 feet up so my guess this swarm was about 14 feet up on this tree. We trimmed around the branch they were hanging on and … Continue reading →

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Cupertino Swarm Removal – Bees on Roof Top – 3/30/2011

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Yesterday, 3/30,2011, got a late call yesterday about a small small swarm of bees on the roof top. Actually it was small if you look at the swarm from the outside but it seems many bees were hidden. They took … Continue reading →

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Redwood City Elks Lodge Swarm of Bees Absconded

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Catching swarms is a lot of fun, some are simple and some are more difficult. But with any swarms, they aren’t a sure thing. You hive them and some do abscond even if you provide them with a frame or … Continue reading →

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More Swarms Hived and Structural Site Checks

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

It was a busy day again today with a few swarms to hive and did two site checks. One swarm was moving into an attic space. We didn’t finish with everytihng until 10 PM tonight. I’m beat so I’ll sign … Continue reading →

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Redwood City Bee Swarm Removal on a Golf Course

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

The second bee swarm today brought us to a golf course in Redwood City, CA. The small swarm landed on an oak tree about 7 feet off of the ground. During closer inspection we noticed a tiny hollow on the … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto Bee Swarm Removal – Also Hive in Tree

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Today I received four swarm calls, one in Palo Alto, one in Los Altos, and two in Redwood City. We were only able to get to two of them today. Perhaps the others will still be there tomorrow. Anyways, received … Continue reading →

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Los Altos Honey Bee Hive Removal – Site Check

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

After many swarm calls this afternoon, which I missed as the swarms all flew off after a few hours because I couldn’t get off work early enough to go catch them, I received a call from Barbara who has a … Continue reading →

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Swarm Calls Coming In

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

These two days I’ve received so many calls about swarms and bee removals, it’s going to be a busy Spring. Just received a swarm call from Los Altos, a HUUUUGE swarm on a tree. Also, went for a site check … Continue reading →

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