Looking for bees

[A.J. Rowbottom]

I’m a new”bee” in North Hollywood. I do have a mentor who helped me set up a brood box last Saturday (May 2) and I’m hoping it’s not too late to find a colony. Is there a list or anything I can get on in case someone here finds a swarm they need to relocate?

Thanks,
A.J. Rowbottom
818.618.1037

[susan rudnicki]

HI—there is not a formal list for signing up to receive bees. I post with swarms in a box taken by a commercial operation that removes bee swarms here in the South Bay, but there have been few to offer this Spring. So, watch this site and stay on a daily digest of the posts.
Several things can be done for the area you live in—make contact and join the bee clubs so you expand your social circle. People finding and taking swarms talk about it and sometimes offer to help newbees get their first hive. Please be sure you have your protective clothing, basic tools, and VERY importantly, some reading of the manual we recommend at HL—“the Idiot’s Guide to Beekeeping” A newbee needs to be clear on the society of the hive and the various stages of growth and development.
See if you can contact businesses who take bee swarms to offer to house the bees. Police, Fire, Animal Control, and Public Works departments are the bureaucracies who often get swarm calls from citizens. The county apiary inspector, Conrad Burns, also has a list of responders. 626-459-8894. Stay in touch with your mentor and be prepared to pay him/her for his time in teaching you.

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