Bumble bee nest

jenfa

I presume this type of bumble bee is still protected? I think this is the type I have that are keeping me awake at night as they are in my eaves and although I'd like to sleep the £25,000 fine certainly means I won't be doing anything about it.

I know Tropez you wanted a different answer but sometimes we just can't get it, believe me I know the disappointment because that is how I felt when I got a response from my local pest controller when I rang within only a few days of the nest starting and he told me he couldn't come out.

Not sure what to recommend about your dogs - sorry:(

just searched to see if they will come back next year according to link they say no
http://bumblebeeconservation.org/about-bees/faqs/moving-bumblebee-nests/

Biggles

jenfa wrote: »

I presume this type of bumble bee is still protected?

As posted above, NO bees are protected in the UK.

RAS

Tropez wrote: »

Oh dear, yes, that looks like them.

Ok

We have had very different experiences with different colonies.

One lot nesting 30cm above ground level right next to a path duly ignored all comers walking on the path all summer.

Another lot in a bird box near a path got arsy with people about 5 feet away - flying at them to warn them off.

Another lot in a bird box ignored people having a barbie 5 feet away.

The thing about tree bees is that they nest early and the colonies die off early as well.

They do get rather focused on their food colllection duties and will fly straight into you be accident on occasion if you are between the nest and the food source. They did not sting however.

Jackdav

Thanks for the posts in this forum guys - our house has been colonised by some bees in the last week. They are just buzzing around 2 corners of our house under the eaves. I've struggled to identify them as they seem quite small, but after one fell down dead I can now see that it is a Tree Bumblebee. I'm not bothered by them as long as they don't damage the house but unfortunately our baby's bedroom window is right next to where they are hanging out. One has got in her room today so I guess I need to get rid of them as there is a risk of them getting trapped in her cot. Tameside council website pest control section mentions that they won't touch bees, the beekeepers will only take honeybees, so that leaves private pest control. I suppose that there is no way of evicting them without killing them?

sb44

I am glad that I found this thread too.

We have a small hole in the mortar just under the eaves of the house, where a sparrow made her nest last year. She hasn't come back this year but my neighbour noticed what she thought were the odd wasp going in there.

However, I noticed they weren't wasps but small bumble bees (I think they had white tips on their tails). I also saw them entering a small hole that I hadn't noticed before, only about 2cm wide, above the metal boiler outlet, about 8' from the ground.

I did mention to my husband that I didn't think we should do anything, due to the decline in the bee population. After all, if they stop pollinating the crops etc we will be stuffed!

jenfa

We have one nest in our eaves on one side of the house and our neighbour's rang us today to say they saw some buzzing round on our roof today. They may have set up another nest, the neighbours are very into their gardening and we can't access the eaves area so not sure what they expect us to do.

We are just leaving them, I was under the impression from research that bees were protected BUT that is not the case. We contacted one pest controller back in April when they had only just started building but they wouldn't touch it.

Is it possible to keep the baby's window shut or slightly ajar, or could you put up netting like net curtains temporarily? It is a worry when you have a baby or like the OP dogs, as the research suggests these type of bees can be more aggressive if disturbed or you get in their way.

I am still yet to find out whether they are likely to come back next year; does anyone know?

wallbash

I am still yet to find out whether they are likely to come back next year; does anyone know?

Sorry, but our neighbors have a 'nest' in the same place for the past two years.Luckily its very high on the eaves.