Off Topic Bees

dennisboothstash said:
We get them occasionally the same
Couple of years on the trot but nothing yet this year (they must have moved to yours)
They're no problem at all, ours were in the eaves, but they didn't even bother going into the loft
Just leave them and they'll just move on later in Summer
One year we saw what I assume was their queen arrive...it was like a flying mouse, ****ing huge

By the way I found a dying bee t'other day and tried to revive it with sugar water...it worked and it flew off 5 mins later.

Bees are cool
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The motorcycle outriders would have been a clue.

Edit. Not motorcycles but Vespa's.
 
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Chilton's Hundreds said:
Ive got a bees nest just above my porch. Second year on the trot.

There'll be Tree Bumblebees. Fairly new to the UK after arriving from the continent about 15 years ago.

I know quite a few people who've recently found a nest in gardens, eaves etc. so I think they're starting to be a bit of an issue.

They don't swarm - the number of bees you see are actually male bees 'dancing around' waiting for Queens coming out of the nest. At this point the nest will only have 4-6 weeks left of its cycle.

Word of warning though, they don't like noise and vibration. It's advised not to use lawnmowers , strimmers etc too close to them.

Because they're fairly new to these shores bee experts are not sure what the long term outcome will be on native bees eg if they'll exist side by side or if they'll compete with each other.

I've read all about this on Google in the last few days !!
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That was almost word for word what pestforce told me , is that you? ... Ha
 
My second favourite limerick:

There was a young man from Dundee,
Who was stung on the leg by a wasp.
When I said Did it hurt?,
He said No, not really.
It can do it again if it likes.


Bees are ****ing mathematical genius's BTW. They are able to move at specific angles relative to the path of the sun, and can scale distances relative to their movements as they perform their waggledance. They can also constuct perfect 3D hexagons out of their own vomit.

They are mathematically and aerodynamically incapable of flight, but overcome this obstacle through shear bloodymindedness.


Let the buggers live where they choose.


Except those capitalist manuka bees. They charge a ****ing fortune for their honey.

****s.
 
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Ernie Shackleton said:
My second favourite limerick:

There was a young man from Dundee,
Who was stung on the leg by a wasp.
When I said Did it hurt?,
He said No, not really.
It can do it again if it likes.


Bees are ****ing mathematical genius's BTW. They are able to move at specific angles relative to the path of the sun, and can scale distances relative to their movements as they perform their waggledance. They can also constuct perfect 3D hexagons out of their own vomit.

They are mathematically and aerodynamically incapable of flight, but overcome this obstacle through shear bloodymindedness.


Let the buggers live where they choose.


Except those capitalist manuka bees. They charge a ****ing fortune for their honey.

****s.
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Someone once asked, what you like to bee or a wasp. I never managed to find the answer.
 
Can't be arsed to read 3 pages of no doubt tree hugging hippy bollocks.

Best advice you'll get pal is this;

Pour a couple of jerry cans worth of petrol into your guttering, lob in a swan vesta and stand back.

You might need to replace your melted to **** plastic guttering but it's better than the alternative.

Which, by the way, would be serious injury or death.
 
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Carmine Galante. said:
Can't be arsed to read 3 pages of no doubt tree hugging hippy bollocks.

Best advice you'll get pal is this;

Pour a couple of jerry cans worth of petrol into your guttering, lob in a swan vesta and stand back.

You might need to replace your melted to **** plastic guttering but it's better than the alternative.

Which, by the way, would be serious injury or death.
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how about exploding a WW2 incendiary device, they arent hard to find, one was found by Spaghetti Junction near Birmingham.
bet that will clear the bees.
 
There are certainly more bees around at the moment.
I was watering the garden and pots yesterday evening and there were loads of really small looking bees (juveniles???) a type & size I had not seen before.
They soon buzzed off the flowers when the watering can got them.
A man is scared to leave a can of beer unattended in case of stinging swimmers.

Wasps are bastards. I have only ever been stung once, and that was on my birthday a few Septembers ago, on my leg watching North Ferriby. I had to retire to the bar and seek the advice of a rotund lady. Two ice cold cans of Strongbow did the trick, one to drink one for the leg.
 
SimonGraysJacket said:
There are certainly more bees around at the moment.
I was watering the garden and pots yesterday evening and there were loads of really small looking bees (juveniles???) a type & size I had not seen before.
They soon buzzed off the flowers when the watering can got them.
A man is scared to leave a can of beer unattended in case of stinging swimmers.

Wasps are bastards. I have only ever been stung once, and that was on my birthday a few Septembers ago, on my leg watching North Ferriby. I had to retire to the bar and seek the advice of a rotund lady. Two ice cold cans of Strongbow did the trick, one to drink one for the leg.
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bee/ wasp stings are alkali.
the BEST thing you can do, is to rub vinegar on it.
Vinegar is a mild acid that can counteract the sting and therefore get rid of the pain.
if vinegar isnt available, any carbonated drink will suffice.
 
BrisbaneTiger said:
If you think wasps are utterly pointless vindictive ****s, what about Ferkin mosquitos, which we get loads of. What use are they, apart from inflicting misery on me in a summer. They give my mrs a very bad reaction also. One bite from the buggers and she can't stop whining for hours. (Actually thinking about it, she must get bitten about 5 times a day, if the whining is anything to go by)
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Id suggest this as a good new thread topic, insects that are pointless and complete bastards, but the usual suspects would hijack it.

I agree mind, mossies are ****s.
 
Carmine Galante. said:
Can't be arsed to read 3 pages of no doubt tree hugging hippy bollocks.

Best advice you'll get pal is this;

Pour a couple of jerry cans worth of petrol into your guttering, lob in a swan vesta and stand back.

You might need to replace your melted to **** plastic guttering but it's better than the alternative.

Which, by the way, would be serious injury or death.
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A little more detail offered by you Carmine,but we're both singing from the same sheet <ok>

Horrible little ****s they are. Should be kept captive.
 
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One of the squatters from next doors roof tiles. Never seen more than 8 flying around the entrance.
Fascinating watching them interact in mid air. Pic is of one visiting our "pollen store"
 
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One of the squatters from next doors roof tiles. Never seen more than 8 flying around the entrance.
Fascinating watching them interact in mid air. Pic is of one visiting our "pollen store"
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I bet the days just fly by.
 
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