Willing to adopt….

[Roland Rosenkranz]

Hello! I’ve a vacant hive in search of bee’s… would love to provide a home. Rolandrosenkranz@aol.com

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[susan rudnicki]

Roland—I have am listing swarm box adoptions almost every day from this site. If you just follow the forum posts daily, you will see these offers of bee swarms for adoption. Please provide us with some info about yourself—where are you located, what kind of hive you are placing them in (TBH or Langstroth) how you have been getting educated to keep bees or if you are a current beekeeper. You may also call me directly at 310-374-4779 to be placed on the list of people wanting swarm box adoptions and we can talk in person. Thanks Susan
310-374-4779

[elisha browns]

Hello,
Are you willing to save money?You can catch a bee swarm for free instead of $adopting one.Just a thought,You can read about catching a bee swarm at the topic ——Baited hive. Next steps?

[susan rudnicki]

Ms Browns—I think you do not read the answers to your own questions here! I answered for you, but want to make clear—there is no charge for my being the “bee broker” I am simply trying to get the bees taken by a commercial bee removal service to a good home. I DO vet the folks calling, to be sure they have a modicum of education, some mentoring connections, and the correct safety equipment. I do not just pass bees off to anyone.

elisha browns
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?What is this about?
July 3, 2014 at 1:36 pm #8766 Reply
susan rudnicki
Participant

I work with a commercial pair, Wendy and Sam Sorenson, who remove bee swarms from clients homes for a fee. Wendy or Sam box up the bees with a screened window on the box, and bring them to my house to post for re-homing. I have been doing this 2 1/2 years now. These are swarm box adoptions, with the bees needing to be hived as soon as possible after capture. I am the “middleman”

[elisha browns]

OHHHHHH…I thought you were selling.Sorry i’m not trying to make enemys i just gave a suggestion.Sorry…

[elisha browns]

By the way i am a male

[elisha browns]

What did you mean by this????????????????????????—-

?What is this about?
July 3, 2014 at 1:36 pm #8766 Reply
susan rudnicki
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[susan rudnicki]

Hi, Mr Browns—thanks for the clarification. One of my childhood friends was “Alicia” so I had a 50% chance of addressing you correctly.
I have simply copied the note you posted on July 3rd at 1:36 pm. You asked “what is this about?” after my post for swarm box adoptions that day.
I answered you, but I think you did not read the answer. So I posted it again.
I do sell nucs with queen right colonies and have posted those, as well. I use the language “for sale” But those are quite different from a swarm box, which is passing from Sam and Wendy’s business to me to re-home.
There are MANY swarms trolling the air over LA, but not too many beeks looking to adopt them or knowing how to gather them with the greatest success. This is one of the skills we are trying to teach, however, at the meetings HoneyLove has for beeks every last Sunday of the month. You would meet other people with lots of questions and answers and a great networking group to come to the meetings. Also, reading the basic beekeeping book for organic, foundationless, treatment free management would be the “Idiot’s Guide to Beekeeping” by Stiglitz and Herboldsheimer

[JaneAnne Jeffries]

Susan, thanks so much for the instructive conversation. I will go to the 3/19 meeting at LA City Hall, Room 1010, because I am interested in being able to keep bees legally here in zip code 90064. As I explained, my wild habitat front yard is attracting bees that are seeking a home in my front porch wall, which I am patching, hole by hole. I bought THE PRACTICAL BEEKEEPER, by Michael Bush, which I will begin studying as soon as it arrives. Meanwhile, I have THE BEEKEEPER’S HANDBOOK by Diana Sammataro, 1986 edition, to keep me busy.

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