Bumble bees

lindalegs

I love bumble bees Lynn .....but then I've never been stung, touch wood

I'm not that keen on wasps though.

Luv Legs

only49

dont like bumble bees or wasps thankfully i only see one this year, you always hear them before you see them.

skezier

Hi Lynn,

Got a couple of nests of bumble bees and possibly a colony of wild honey bees here..... its just cus I have had 2 swarms of the honeys 2 years running, one with 2 queens so given how far the nearest known keeper is its hoped they are wild.

I quite like them about but rather they were not indoors cus I am allergic to them... or was last time I was stung.

I leave he hedges wild and if harvested the outer edges of the fields are left to grow as they wish as well so it encourages them and with (I think its called verona or something like it) they need all the help they can get. Without then the world of plants fails in most cases so they are an indicator your have a very healthy ecology and thriving bees there Love Cris xx

mellman01

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

joanlawson

Oh, what a wonderful thing to be,
A healthy grown up busy busy bee;
Whiling away all the passing hours
Pinching all the pollen from the cauliflowers.
I'd like to be a busy little bee,
Being as busy as a bee can be.
Flying around the garden brightest ever seen,
Taking back the honey to the dear old queen.

(Chorus): Bz bz bz bz, honey bee, honey bee,
Bz if you like but don't sting me,
Bz bz bz bz, honey bee, honey bee,
Buzz if you like, but don't sting me!

frogmorton

We got afair few too :shock:

Dont mind em - but dont like wasps so much

We had a wasps nest starting in the shed but hubby knocked it away and hopefully they will find a better place for it.

Had a bad rection to my only evr wasps sting :shock:

Bees?

We need them - good job Cris giving them a habitat

Love

Toni xx

valval

hi they here as well at least two types how does one tell one type from the other. larger one not as yellow or black as normal more a brown was trying to dig into grass. the others have a nest in a wall just noticed it will leave them alone. but do not want bees nest in middle of lawn val

lindalegs

collywobble wrote:

Legs, I've popped some in a little box for you - will send them down to visit

Lynn xxx

Thanks Lynn, I'll look out for a little buzzing box tomorrow XX