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General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: margaret on June 11, 2017, 05:09:51 PM
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I've been invaded by Bumble Bees, they're going under the Eaves above my bathroom window and I can hear them buzzing while I'm in the bathroom and it's got me freaking out, I can't open my windows and I'm dying with the heat ::)
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Sounds as if you have a nest.
Are there any beekeeper in your area. They will come and remove them for you.
I've had this in various places in the garden over the years and they just went eventually. Different if they are in the house though.
If they are going in the eves.....have you looked in your loft.
Mrs Brown
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Just sent an email to our factor because my tenement has been invaded too - there's a big hole in the masonry under my neighbours' window with loads of them. Not sure if this is just something you live with and they move on? Going to be running the gauntlet through them every time I go out the main door!
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Do get them checked out. Ring your local bee-keeper for advice.
We have lots of types of bees, many R solitary and some will nest together. Honey bees are the most known I suppose. Bumble bees come in various sizes and colours. Wasps build FabULos nests too from paper mixed with water.
Will you let us know?
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Hi Ladies,
A guy came out and took a look he said they are tree bees, they have come from Asia they have ginger saddles and white fur bottoms they like living in bird boxes and under eves, I've never seen so many they are flying into the widows and nearly knocking themselves out, I think I'm over-reacting, I can hear them buzzing everywhere, I'm even dreaming about them.
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Tree Bumblebees are still being tracked around the UK margaret as they are a fairly new arrival. You can read about them here https://www.opalexplorenature.org/treebumblebee You can send a photo so that they can be put on the map I think.
They won't damage your property and are docile. They are also brilliant pollinators and great to have around the garden. I'm sure you will get used to them.
Taz x
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Oh margaret - I hate when day-2-day activities enter my dreams ::). R U afraid of insects, many people are. They are wonderful to watch though and are docile. If possible, watch a few to see what they are feeding on? I would love bees in our garden and maybe will ask the local keeper to stand a hive so that I can watch them, I don't actually want the bother of collecting honey etc.
:thankyou: Taz :)
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Pest control's coming out to look at ours - a great advantage in having a factor is having them sort these kind of things out for you. Invaluable when you're out of the house for 10/11 hours a day. I'll probably hear no more until I get a bill though, grr.
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Pest controller will probably kill them :'(. However, if they are in the way and likely to cause problems, it may be the only way. I hated having to kill those that got into our cavity walls but they were infiltrating the kitchen ::).
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Pest control's coming out to look at ours - a great advantage in having a factor is having them sort these kind of things out for you. Invaluable when you're out of the house for 10/11 hours a day. I'll probably hear no more until I get a bill though, grr.
Are you afraid of them nearly50? It's difficult to think of a bee colony being destroyed when so many of our bumble bees are in trouble.
Taz x
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Yes we have some of these! After reading your description margaret I looked them up and saw that we have them too Taz! Buzzing round the front garden on the columbines today (along with several other species)! :)
Hurdity x
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Pest control's coming out to look at ours - a great advantage in having a factor is having them sort these kind of things out for you. Invaluable when you're out of the house for 10/11 hours a day. I'll probably hear no more until I get a bill though, grr.
Are you afraid of them nearly50? It's difficult to think of a bee colony being destroyed when so many of our bumble bees are in trouble.
Taz x
We have a good few toddlers who visit the close and the bees are about 10" off the ground in a very enticing hole near the entrance so not a good idea as there are loads of them. They swarm around when anyone goes in and out. I'm sure pest control will decide what to do for the best.
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Did anyone see the BBC news article this morning.
It showed a woman's car covered in a swarm of thousands of bees..
Now I like bees.....but not that many.
:o :o
Pest control will sort things out I'm sure
Mrs Brown
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Reminds me of the day when our daughter was in primary school and a hornet got in. Apparently, she was the only one who was scared of it, as all the others just got on all stiff-upper-lippishly and ignored it. One of her classmates said to her, "Don't worry - it's only a little hornet." Awww. Sweet. :o Now, I know if you bother them, they bother you etc. etc. but those things are known to have mega-stings and our daughter was quite justified in being scared of being shut in with a hornet. I certainly would have been.
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A swarm landed on a shopping trolley outside a supermarket last week ::). I wish we had 1! But safety must come first when there are littlies around though Dad would have sat us down to watch quietly ;)
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Any news?
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The pest controller had a look and said they were bumble bees and that they will find somewhere else to go in a couple of months. He said the males don't sting which I didn't know. We'll deal with the hole once they've moved on :)
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In the mean time watch and enjoy ;-).
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Good news then nearly50. I'm so pleased that you are able to let them be (bee? lol) for the summer. There are interesting facts here about bumble bees http://bumblebeeconservation.org/
Taz x
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Tnx. Have joined the e-mail update list :)
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Found a nest yesterday under a shed in a corner of the garden rarely used :-* the males are HUGE :D
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Better than having a wasps nest Margaret. We had one in the eaves of the house last year and we came home from holiday to 100's in our bedroom, including 1 on my pillow! It freaked me out for weeks.
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Wasps make beautiful nests and leave it each year to build a new one the following Spring. I have looked to see which type of BB we have but a) they fly so fast we can't take a photo and b) there seem to be several all of similar livery ::)
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Better than having a wasps nest Margaret. We had one in the eaves of the house last year and we came home from holiday to 100's in our bedroom, including 1 on my pillow! It freaked me out for weeks.
We have a wasps nest most years above the kitchen window in the space between the top of the window and the eaves - chalet style house. We also get them nesting in the cladding outside the bedroom window. It's fascinating to hear them keeping the temperature in the nest just right by vibrating their wings during the night. I do understand that not everyone would feel the same ;D
Taz x
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Wasps don't use the same nest though - I haven't seen many yet this year, usually I can hear them chewing the shed door and see them collecting water from our ponds ::) ......... I expect there will be a nest somewhere close by, Himself found last year's by walking into it :o
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I meant that they make a new nest each year within the cavity - we also have them in the loft from time to time but they were put off when the hornets decided that they wanted to make it their home too.
Taz x
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I really don't want them back this year, the smell of their rotting nest was indescribable. We think it was somewhere under the porcelain tiles in the bathroom but we couldn't get to it. It obviously attracted maggots though because then we had a plague of baby flies! Like I say I'm hoping we don't get them this year!
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Hi peri - wasps nest don't rot. They are made of paper and last for many years although I guess if the nest failed and there were thousands of wasps inside then this may give out a smell but not strong enough to be offensive. The more likely explanation is that if there is space for wasps there is also space for mice, rats or birds and these do give off a horrible smell when they are rotting? This would also explain the maggots who were doing a good job at getting rid of whatever had died up there.
Taz x :-\
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It definitely failed as we had pest control treat it. I dread to think there was anything else up there!!!
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Not a wasps nest in the normal run of the Wild, maybe a mouse got in by nibbling and died inside :-\.
Our bees are busy, in/out of the nest - the males take a moment or several to orientate.
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We've had loads Sparkle. They were abundant on our cistus which have finished flowering now. They were drunk on the pollen! Loads of butterflies here too.
Not seen any wasps at all yet. We have many skeleton wasp nests in our back attic. The kids used to take them into school for the nature tables. Amazing constructions! x
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We had lots of honey bees until this year wave. Few wasps yet. If 1 is up and about early one will see bees .........
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Same here Sparkle. Very few honey bees around this summer so far. The Borage plants are usually full of them and also the lavenders but hardly any visiting the garden. It's worrying.
Taz x
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A report earlier today tells of 2 hives of honey bees being stolen and 25 being burned to the ground in a nearby farm :'( ....... someone with too much time on their hands :cuss:
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We have loads of them this year but we planted lots of bee friendly flowers this year. I did a mix of wild flowers and our garden is humming.
I've never had so many and it's great to see them bumbling about.
Mrs Brown
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We had one trying to get into our bedroom a couple of mornings ago, when it was warm and sunny and we had the window open. It was about 5am. Hubby managed to stop it from coming in round the edge of the blind, by holding something next to the tiny gap - although Mr. Bee got very angry in the process! He eventually flew away (the bee, not Hubby!) and we got back to sleep.
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We have had lots of bumbles around now that it is sunnier :)
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Does anyone keep honey bees?