Wall colony removal

These bees had been in the wall only about one week and they had already drawn out a significant amount of comb. Fortunately the removal was very straight forward and sheetrock went right back together again ready for spackle and paint.

The swarm capture not meant to be

Here we have a beautiful swarm ready for rescue. Just as I was returning from the car with the bee vacuum they all decided to get up and fly away. Hopefully another Beekeeper had the opportunity to collect them before they wound up in a place they shouldn’t be!

Bees that don’t make a good window

This was a colony that moved in as a swarm about two weeks ago into a void destined to receive a new window. This one must’ve been massive because the comb was enough to fill three deep frames and was chock-full of eggs but no capped larvae. This will be a great colony of bees to propagate

Shed floor bee colony removal

Got a call from a homeowner who needed these bees removed quickly as the house was going on the market so utilizing a thermal camera the colony was quickly localized, the floor opened, and everybody removed without a hitch. Everyone was happy at the end of the day :)

Jaded swarm of bees

Well these bees were certainly not jaded – they had plenty of enthusiasm to leave their colony and cluster up on this beautiful jade plant in Redwood City. Of course they needed to go so we helped with that. There are happily setting up shop in nice new hive box in Woodside.

Car swarm!

Well, there is a first time for everything. I have been waiting to see something like this after hearing stories and it finally happened. This swarm of bees had clustered on a car and prevented the owner from going to work. So we got to work vacuuming these bees up and relocating them to our apiary in Woodside. Happy bees, happy caller, happy Beekeeper.

Honeybee swarm rescue

In this picture you can see a lovely swarm of bees that had clustered around the branch of a tree about 8 feet off the ground in San Carlos. It almost looked like the tree was wearing a fuzzy yellow and black sweater :-)

Bee tree trap out

The oak tree in this picture is a Heritage Oak in Menlo Park that has been around for more than 100 years. As is common with these old oaks, cavities develop and swarms of bees move in. These guys were a little too close for comfort so we initiated a trap out. In this case however, the trap out turned into an all at once vacuum rescue. The bees had all left the colony in a panic and collected on the outside of the tree where they drew out some comb and were waiting for a pick up.

Redwood City recycle bin honeybee rescue

It is interesting what bees will decide to move into. This is a tumbling recycle bin that a swarm decided was just the right amount of space in Redwood City. The bees took up residence and were discovered by the homeowner who was depositing some scraps into the compost bin.

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Shed floor bee removal

This was a really active colony of bees living in the floor of a shed that was going to be demolished in San Carlos. It would not have been a good thing to have bees flying around while the shed was being cut up for removal so the floor was opened in the colony removed for this project.