Off Topic Bees

Seem to have a swarm of bees in my guttering , there is always about 50 of them buzzing around the corner... I have been advised by a pest expert they are wood bees , and are harmless and are best left until they decide to clear off in the summer.... Anybody else had a similar problem ? And can confirm that will happen , I'm concerned he's just a lazy ****er who can't be arsed to come and one day I'm going to leave the house and be swarmed by killer bees ( maybe I should stop watching those films on sci-fi )

 

Don't harm them

 

he's right mate, just leave em bee.
(see what I did there?)

 

That's the smartest thing you've ever done

 

I lied about Sci-fi ... I meant stop watching My Girl , it was good to get that off my chest

 

2 of the 4 bird boxes in our garden currently have bees' nests in them. 1 of them did last year too, but I can certainly confirm that we had none at all between late summer and a few weeks ago when they came back and brought their friends with them.

Like Brady says I'd leave them alone as they have enough problems with pesticides etc, but I can't pretend I enjoy walking past either of the nest sites through a cloud of the buzzing potentially painful little buggers.

 

tits?

 

You have ruined your above moment of glory already

 

He tried for greatness

He peaked early

He won't ever reach those feats again

 

****. I hate it when that happens!

 

Don't worry about them, they'll buzz off sooner or later honey.

 

It's not myself I am too concerned about , there are young kids next door and when my nephews and nieces visit etc, I have no intention of starting any trouble but if they bring it , sometimes you have to step up

 

This is the best advice...

If you have a swarm arrive in your garden for god's sake don't PANIC! They are not looking for you to kill you!!

They are just en route to find a new place to live!

Keep your children and pets at a distance and do not disturb the bees.

Go onto the BBKA website, click on ‘I have a swarm’, read the information they provide and then put in your postcode and you will get a list of your nearest swarm collectors.
A collector will come & safely remove them for you. (For FREE!!).

A lot of the collectors work and are busy with their own bees so be patient, they will respond.

They do this work voluntarily and not for personal gain, so if you are able, perhaps give them a 'Thank you' donation for their time & commitment to helping you.

Without Bees... we will all starve, so Bee good to Bees

Thank you (from the Bees)

 

Just make sure that they are not in fact tiny helicopters from a parallel universe painted black and yellow to fool us all.

You can't be too careful these days, why only yesterday I got punched by a ladybird...apparently there's a very nasty bug going around.

 

And the Bee Gees too.

 

Well that hasn't made me feel any better , thanks

 

Same here, but with my own kids. The bees really are pretty placid if you leave them alone, even when they bump into you while you pass, but they're clearly capable of doing some damage if provoked by a scared child trying to swat them away. My youngest's 10 and she's just about old enough and calm enough to cope now.

As you say though, if they bring it then my response might be slightly less considered...

 

I tried to buy a bee from a petshop the other day. The owner said he didn't sell bees. I knew he was lying though because he had one in his shop window.

 

Are you sure it wasn't just a wannabee?