bees

[LALthehibeeGAL]

Hi just wondering if anyone has any experience/knowledge of how to remove a bees nest.

Every year we have one or two wasps nest in the shed which we can usually remove ok and easy enough to get rid off.

However we also for the past couple of years have had bees under the shed which are no harm and are an endangered species so have just left them be, however this year they seem to be right under the kitchen window in the garden which is not ideal - we were planning on doing a complete overhaul of the garden for the summer this year anyway which was going to include removal of the shed and erecting a summerhouse instead. So basically we are being faced with the prospect of possibly disturbing them which I don't want to do. So I was wondering if anyone had any helpful ideas of a solution at all.

Cheers
Lal:wink:

[Colr]

Hi just wondering if anyone has any experience/knowledge of how to remove a bees nest.

Every year we have one or two wasps nest in the shed which we can usually remove ok and easy enough to get rid off.

However we also for the past couple of years have had bees under the shed which are no harm and are an endangered species so have just left them be, however this year they seem to be right under the kitchen window in the garden which is not ideal - we were planning on doing a complete overhaul of the garden for the summer this year anyway which was going to include removal of the shed and erecting a summerhouse instead. So basically we are being faced with the prospect of possibly disturbing them which I don't want to do. So I was wondering if anyone had any helpful ideas of a solution at all.

Cheers
Lal:wink:

We get tree bees sometimes. Can’t get anyone to remove them.

[RyeSloan]

Some advice here:

https://bpca.org.uk/pest-aware/Page-2/bee-control-how-to-get-rid-of-bees-bpca-a-z-of-pests/189185

[Moulin Yarns]

Some advice here:

https://bpca.org.uk/pest-aware/Page-2/bee-control-how-to-get-rid-of-bees-bpca-a-z-of-pests/189185


Good advice from the bumblebee conservation Trust. Don't believe a thing on a pest control site. IMHO

PS I am a retired ecologist.

https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/bumblebee-nests/

[wookie70]

My wife used to keep bees in eh garden and the advice for Bumblebees was always leave them alone. They won't do any harm. If they are honey bees then Beekeepers will come and take them away as they are worth a few quid.

[heretoday]

Honey is great for sore throats. I'd be tempted to try and get some from these bees - probably a bad idea.

[EI255]

Noticed an unusually large number of big bees this year so far. Right pests they are too.

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[Scouse Hibee]

Noticed an unusually large number of big bees this year so far. Right pests they are too.

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Noticed plenty of big bees 🐝 too but all going about their business and never been bothered by any.

[heretoday]

Bumble bees will give you a nasty sting if you push them hard enough.
You have to screw it out like a corkscrew.

[Dalianwanda]

Seeing loads which is great..Last year was definitely a big drop of visitors to my garden than usual

[Moulin Yarns]

Noticed plenty of big bees 🐝 too but all going about their business and never been bothered by any.

The big bees, as folks are calling them are queen bumblebees who are searching for a nest site,usually in a hole underground or in a wall.

[Scouse Hibee]

The big bees, as folks are calling them are queen bumblebees who are searching for a nest site,usually in a hole underground or in a wall.

There are some real big bees working the flowers like mad in my garden, I’ve seen smaller sparrows!

[speedy_gonzales]

Had a few bigger bee's, including a ginge and a white bottom stop by our garden, put some sugar water out yesterday as one had stopped in my log store for a bit too long and looked like it was a bit too cold (the air was a bit fresh).

[Andy74]

A few bees in the garden today bigger than I think I’ve seen before. Might be I’m normally not in the garden at this time of year!

[lord bunberry]

A few bees in the garden today bigger than I think I’ve seen before. Might be I’m normally not in the garden at this time of year!
They always look bigger at this time of year, give it a couple of weeks and you’ll hardly notice them.

[heretoday]

We haven't seen the wasps yet this year. Ooer!

[barcahibs]

Had a few bigger bee's, including a ginge and a white bottom stop by our garden, put some sugar water out yesterday as one had stopped in my log store for a bit too long and looked like it was a bit too cold (the air was a bit fresh).

Sounds like a tree bumblebee - cute wee things. You might see a swarm of them later in the year but it's nothing to worry about, it's the male bees who swarm and they don't have stingers so can't hurt you :) sugar water was a great thing to do :)

I've surveyed bumblebees for years - which involves catching them in nets and pots and handling them - and never been stung. They really don't want to sting you they're quite placid wee things. Watch out for them waving their back legs at you or flying into you while you're walking about, that's usually them warning you to back off.

Bumblebees don't die when they sting you, that's honeybees (I have been stung by a honeybee)