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arvo

Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Posts: 3321
Location: Somerset

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 14 2:23 pm Post subject: EMERGENCY BUMBLEBEE RESCUE...

Sorry to use caps.

Neighbour has a nest of bumblebees above her door, discovered by builders.

Builders say 'Yikes its stripey kill it.'

Council say 'We can't move them.'

Result is they're going to brick/tile them in after having killed them.

Could we smoke them out (with a proper smoker obvs.) beforehand?

Any help asap would be great, the bees have got till dark. 9am tomoz, the council arrive.

Cheers

Arvo

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 4630
Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 14 3:30 pm Post subject:
In the absence of any other replies, I would say surely smoking is worth a try to save a few, rather than kill the lot

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 14 3:33 pm Post subject:
um tricky for the bees,if it were me i would work round them,ie re tile re brick but leave them a hole to use as a doorway relocation might kill em anyway imho but any help?

pollyanna

Joined: 03 Nov 2012
Posts: 221

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 14 3:42 pm Post subject:
Funnily enough we noticed bumbles going behind a facia board today. They have a nest! The garden is full of bumbles going about their business, bumbling from flower to flower. Why do some people want to kill everything?

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 14 7:38 pm Post subject:
https://bumblebeeconservation.org/about-bees/faqs/moving-bumblebee-nests/

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 14 8:17 pm Post subject:
We have a roll of fibreglass matting in the porch of the cabin which is now home to a bumbles bees. It's staying that way for the foreseeable.

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 14 8:22 pm Post subject:
I don't know if it there are actually more bumble bees because there are so few honey bees or if it just seems that way...

madcat

Joined: 24 May 2008
Posts: 1265
Location: worcester

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 14 10:43 pm Post subject:
We are lucky we still have bumblebees.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16000

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 14 7:14 am Post subject:
The nest dies out each year so if it could be bricked round with a hole, that would solve the problem. Bumble bees don't tend to sting unless you put your hand or something on them. I know, I once got stung by one on the back as I was sitting into the car.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 14 5:45 pm Post subject:
how goes it for the bumbles?

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