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Bee deterrent?
They don't bother me but are bothering the tenants and their young children. Any ideas please for a suitable deterrent or some enticement to persuade them to move house? It's far better to educate the humans. Why are they bothered? They are flapping over nothing - I don't know if those bees can sting, but I am pretty sure that they never do. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Thank you Nick, I agree entirely. Unfortunately this infestation is on the S facing wall at the front of the cottage. Warm weather, windows and doors open. Children playing. Insects buzzing around within the house. I feel this would be naturally worrisome to caring (young) parents. At dusk windows and doors close. Insects trapped within the building. They will be fretting, as will the other occupants. The link sent by David Hill seems to describe the situation very well. It also appears that the female of the species can sting (why does this not surprise me). Regards, Nick. |
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Nick wrote: I agree entirely. Unfortunately this infestation is on the S facing wall at the front of the cottage. Warm weather, windows and doors open. Children playing. Insects buzzing around within the house. I feel this would be naturally worrisome to caring (young) parents. Well, only to ones who have lived all of their lives in cities, which I agree is most of the UK. I am not saying that education is necessarily easy, because they will have been indoctrinated into the Synthetic Society all of their lives. At dusk windows and doors close. Insects trapped within the building. They will be fretting, as will the other occupants. The link sent by David Hill seems to describe the situation very well. It also appears that the female of the species can sting (why does this not surprise me). It's like bumble bees. When one gets trapped inside, I usually just cup it in my hands to let it out. I get stung a couple of times a year, but only by treading on them in bare feet, never just by handling them. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Bee deterrent?
Hello All
I had this variety at my last house in Chester, and it was fascinating to see them working. They never stung me or any of my children. Now down in Suffolk I "enjoy" another variety of these solitary bees. This one lays its eggs in some of my cactus pots. Most of the young seem to hatch out on the same day, and on that day I have 50-100 bees flying around in my greenhouse waiting for the automatic vents to open. I would prefer it if I could persuade them to nest in pots full of gritty soil with no plants growing in them, but I have not succeded yet. I do lose an occasional cactus plant due to root disturbance, but it is worth it to provide them with a home. Mine line their excavations with bits of leaf cut from plants mainly of the genus Rosaceae John -- John Rye Hadleigh IPSWICH England http://www.ryepad.plus.com --- Using RISC OS Six on an Acorn StrongArm RiscPC and under VARPC --- |
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Bee deterrent?
On 05/05/2013 13:35, John Rye wrote:
Hello All I had this variety at my last house in Chester, and it was fascinating to see them working. They never stung me or any of my children. Now down in Suffolk I "enjoy" another variety of these solitary bees. This one lays its eggs in some of my cactus pots. Most of the young seem to hatch out on the same day, and on that day I have 50-100 bees flying around in my greenhouse waiting for the automatic vents to open. I would prefer it if I could persuade them to nest in pots full of gritty soil with no plants growing in them, but I have not succeded yet. I do lose an occasional cactus plant due to root disturbance, but it is worth it to provide them with a home. Mine line their excavations with bits of leaf cut from plants mainly of the genus Rosaceae John Sound like leaf cutter bees http://www.buzzaboutbees.net/leafcutter-bee.html |
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