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hi all ,i went up to my allotment today and i have found i have a bee`s nest in one of my darlick compost bins (they are going in and out thro the flappy bit at the bottom) i was just wondering if there is anything i should or shouldnt do ? i will give it a wide birth as a general rule and just let them get on with it as im happy they are there as it helps with polonation and i here that bee`s number are on the decline also is there anyway i can get any honey without ruining their home ? the bees are quiet fat and have more (thicker)black stripes than yellow they look abit like small bumble bees ,any thoughts welcome cheers
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don't strim near them,
leave them alone (as you've said)
If they are bumbles (which it sounds like) then they won't produce honey in combs the way honeybees do in a hive and no, sadly you won't get any.
you could get some lovely photos of them buzzing about though!
They'll likely be gone by autumn....just in time to use your compost! -
As muddled says they sound like bumble bees. We have them nesting on in the ground in the middle of some poached egg plants, which I got the seeds from the VSP
Just leave them bee and they do their own little thing. According to my bee guide they will be active until autumn time when the new queens and males will leave the nest to find mates then this is the end of the colony life as the old queen, workers and males will die.
The only honey they produce is for feeding on if the weather turns bad.
They are great to watch kids love sitting there watching them buzzing in and out.sigpicComment
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Usually a friendly bunch of creatures. I have had a few nests at times over the years. Couple just outside the back door so when I sit on the door step they would buzz past me. Occasionally stopping to have a look at this odd creature sat there. Probably having a good laugh when they got into the nest.
Don't think the bee numbers are ever large, usually the nests seem to be at ground level - well all the ones I have had were. Like others I tend to leave the nest alone, but that is a case of why would I want to disturb them.
Think the nest only lasts a year, so after the winter it should be an ex-nest.Comment
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thanks everyone, yes i will just leave them to get on with it ,yes kirk they are at ground level ,cheersThe Dude abides.Comment
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thanks veggie ,im lucky my bins are already at the back of my plot behind my shed so i dont have to go near them, they certinly have been busy today everytime i went near the shed there were 3 or 4 buzzing about ,thanks for the link ,cheersThe Dude abides.Comment
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If they're honey bees as I said on the other thread, contact your local beekeeping society, they'll take them off your hands and thank you for them.Comment
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