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Post by tinkerbell on May 23, 2012 22:21:35 GMT 1
![]() [/img] Been hearing bees all day and OH said Wild part of garden covered in them.About 8pm strolled round and found this swarm in crab apple tree-huge!Rang bee man and he said he'd opened the hive, he'd put ours in, this morning and it was empty and they must have come back.Said we have a really good environment for them.He said to leave them and they will move on  So much for helping the bees-think the mower will be out 2morrow and bye,bye wild flowers.What would you do? 
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Post by Ali on May 23, 2012 22:45:37 GMT 1
Difficult one. What would I do? Well if it's in a wild garden and far enough away not to cause any harm to ourselves or pets I'd definately leave them to it and probably be intregued watching them on a daily basis. You have very clever bees !!! There was a lot of talk at one time about wifi and mobile phones disrupting the nagivation of bees - well yours are certainly not disrupted by that. End of day it's safety first really isnt it. Lovely pic  |
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Post by tinkerbell on May 23, 2012 23:19:23 GMT 1
Thanks,Ali,just worried in case dog decides to investigate.It is certainly fascinating to watch them.The bee centre is only 5/10 minutes drive away from us so no distance for the bees.Man must think it's not worth taking them again if they are going to leave the hive..He said they will send scouts out to find a new nesting place so will leave soon.Hope so.
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Post by Madame Moorhen on May 24, 2012 8:32:36 GMT 1
That's really interesting! Homing bees! Who'd have thought that. I think I would do the same as Ali but it rather depends on where it is really and how often you need to be in that area. Hopefully they will move on. |
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Post by Em on May 24, 2012 9:02:09 GMT 1
Why not ask him to site the hive in your wild garden. He can then collect the honey etc and left you have some back for free, if and when they depart he can move the hive.
Bees generally don't sting if left be. My ex father in law kept them and had many hives in his garden.
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Post by tinkerbell on May 24, 2012 13:38:19 GMT 1
thanks Em, a good idea but have a very nosey dog who chases bees,flies,birds etc.Will ask the man about it.He left a hive here the 1st time,which he came for the next evening and all the bees were in it.The swarm is still in the tree and we are leaving it to see what happens next.Hope you are doing ok with your new garden. MM been reading up on them-very interesting how they can find food and return to tell the rest how to find it too.We thought this was another lot but expert says it is the same swarm |
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Post by Ali on May 24, 2012 19:03:38 GMT 1
How about a very smoky BBQ in the vicinity?
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Post by tinkerbell on May 24, 2012 22:37:02 GMT 1
How about a very smoky BBQ in the vicinity? ![]() [/img]Wouldn't dare!There are hundreds of them.Loads flying about and the rest have covered a very thin branch and made it look thick,
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Post by <-Rinky-Dink-> on May 24, 2012 23:10:00 GMT 1
I would do the same as Ali ... leave them and see what happens. Funny you should post about it though ... yesterday, the tree in the neighboring garden was swarming with bees, and I's still not sure whether they have actually nested there or not. The tree is very close to the boundary wall and very close to our kitchen. Trouble is, the house is empty at the moment.
One of our other neighbours keeps bees and I was thinking that I should ask him what to do. Haven't managed to catch him at home yet though. Today, whilst we were all out, he left a tub of honey for us, with a little note just saying, 'from our bees', which was very kind of him.
We don't want to have a hive in the garden because I am very allergic to bee stings.
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So much for helping the bees-think the mower will be out 2morrow and bye,bye wild flowers.What would you do? 
