Fwd: [ACBA Swarmlist] Extraction in Pleasanton, 2nd story

[Bees & Beeks]

Moving to Beetalk.   Unfortunately I see too many homeowners who choose to go with the least expensive route which usually means exterminating beehive (often by homeowners themselves when pest control won’t do it).  

I find sealing them off more cruel than poison.  I hope the bees find an exit inside their home.

Mimi 

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From: Claire Lussier via swarm-list <swarm...@alamedabees.org>
Date: April 16, 2026 at 10:46:17 AM PDT
To: bayare...@gmail.com
Cc: Claire Lussier <lussier...@gmail.com>, "Elinor N. LEVINE" <ele...@berkeley.edu>
Subject: Re: [ACBA Swarmlist] Extraction in Pleasanton, 2nd story
Reply-To: ACBA Swarmlist <swarm...@alamedabees.org>



Update:

These folks sealed in the bees a few years ago and they are either back or never left. They are in the space above the small bay window, an architectural feature not accessible through the attic. 

They have informed me they are not going to have the bees removed at this time and my guess is they are going to try to seal them in, yet again. 

If anyone else picks up this job, please let me know. I’d love to know they aren’t going to do something shitty to these bees. 

If they do, I’m sure we’ll hear from them in another couple years. 

Please respond to my email as to not clutter the swarm list. 

Best, 

	Claire Lussier M. (510) 590-1789

On Wed, Apr 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM Elinor N. LEVINE via swarm-list <swarm...@alamedabees.org> wrote:

The caller says they have had work done in previous years, which may have only consisted of plugging the hole. Now there is honey dripping down a window. There is an attic accessible from inside but they have been afraid to go up there.

Shali
925-922-3843
7312 Hickorywood Lane
Pleasanton







Elinor
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[Claire Lussier]

Me too Mimi. Whatever they do, it hasn’t worked before and it’s not going to work this time. They run a day care out of the home and the bees are going to enter the home to escape. Just really foolish. 

They could definitely afford to have them taken out properly and it would have resulted in that space being bee free going forward. 

Frustrating. 

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