I've just joined the "Bumble Bee Conservation Trust"

£16 a year! I spent far more than that on beer last weekend.

These little guys need our help

Dean.

Mike Chorley wrote:

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There was an interesting article about this in last weeks' Birdguides newsletter, with a link to The Bumblebee Trust. who are asking for info & support for their conservation efforts

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Thanks Mike, I'll check that out.

Dean.

Hope the nest doesn't get too cold now. It was under a lot of wood and stuff and no doubt a lot warmer than it is now. Although it is still pretty sheltered.
Looking forward to see what develops.

Thanks for the replies everyone

Cheers Dean.

There was an interesting article about this in last weeks' Birdguides newsletter, with a link to The Bumblebee Trust. who are asking for info & support for their conservation efforts

And climate variability Dean. Warm snaps in late winter bring the queen's out and there's very few native flowers out and only a few exotics. A cold snap will quickly kill of any early nesting attempts.
They shouldn't cause you any harm Dean, pretty harmless.
Henry.

Geoff Hargreaves wrote:

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dean,thats a cracker ,tell the missus sheds closed for the duration,let the grass grow and mow it in september,i,ll find some fire ants or something in my garage then we can both sit and watch the town hall clock tick
cheers geoff

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LOL Geoff, if only i'd known the nest was there BEFORE i started clearing the shed

Been Googling. It seems our bees are in trouble. So i won't be doing anything except watching them.
3 species have become extinct in Britain apparently. Not enough flowers.

Just hope i haven't disturbed em too much.

Cheers Dean.

hi dean i had a bumble bees nest in garden for about 2yrs didnt cause any harm if you just leave it alone it just gets on with life fascinating to watch though

dean,thats a cracker ,tell the missus sheds closed for the duration,let the grass grow and mow it in september,i,ll find some fire ants or something in my garage then we can both sit and watch the town hall clock tick
cheers geoff

got told by a neighbour last year that its illegal to disturb a bees nest, not sure how true this is but might be worth googling bee keepers to see if there's anyone local that can help.

Cleared the shed of junk today and revealed what i think is a Bumble Bee "nest". It's a pile of dried leaves which was tucked away in the far corner. Although i don't think i've caused to much disturbance, it is now very exposed. I only saw 1 rather large bee frantically rearanging things after i moved the last piece of wood to reveal it. I don't know much about Bees so any advice would be helpfull. Cheers Dean.