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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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