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  • From: Valerie Bateman <vbateman AT aol.com>
  • To: Chris' Correspondence <daganawiga AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] OCBA Swarm Patrol 2017
  • Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 22:02:27 -0500

Ya!

Valerie Bateman
209 Ridgecrest Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919-810-3139

> On Feb 8, 2017, at 9:38 PM, Chris' Correspondence <daganawiga AT gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Do ya want to add your name to this year's OCBA Swarm Patrol?
>
> Of course you do, free bees!
>
>
> How it works:
>
> When the OCBA receives word of a swarm, I will contact the folks who are
> within their desired radius of the swarm. I'll pass on the location to the
> 1st responder; remember there's usually no telling how long the swarm has
> been in a particular location or how long they'll be there. Therefore,
> rapid response (having your swarm gear at the ready [even with you]) is key
> to finding the swarm where it was last noticed. Bear in mind, some swarms
> are a lot easier to hive than others. (Some are a foot off the ground,
> others are higher....Are you comfortable on a ladder?) (One of the
> trickiest I've encountered, was in a mailbox!)
>
> As the season progresses, I'll try to see that everyone on the list gets a
> shot at hiving a swarm.
>
> Here's what I need from folks interested in swarms:
> 1) Make sure you've paid your 2015 OCBA membership dues ($5). [You're
> encouraged to join the NCSBA ($15). That's a cool twenty dollar bill for a
> colony of honeybees; a bargain.]
> 2) email me, include: your name
> - phone #
> - Area/distance your willing to travel to get
> a swarm
> - Maximum height your comfortable dealing
> with a swarm
> - Days &/or times of day you can
> realistically breakaway to catch a swarm
>
>
> Spring is coming,
> - Chris Richmond
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