Bees nest on/in the ground

ERICS MUM · July 2023

I was cutting back an unruly patch of garden this morning. I picked up a clump of old grass cuttings and realised that there is a bees nest in and under it. Didn’t get stung so I’m assuming they are not an aggressive type of bee.

Google tells me that spraying with a mix of water and certain essential oils will make them abandon the nest and move elsewhere (next door at least 🤞).

Has anyone had success with this or any other natural way of getting rid ? I don’t want to kill them obviously.

thanks as always

nutcutlet · July 2023

They'll be gone soon, if they can't stay those bees that can fly will do so when you dig them up, the rest will die.

Topbird · July 2023

Do you really need to move them on yet? As nutcutlet says they'll be gone in a few weeks anyway.

ERICS MUM · July 2023

Thanks both. I’ll have a think, see if I can work around them for a few weeks.

I suppose I could cover it while I’m working close by - an upturned terracotta pot for example ?

Dovefromabove · July 2023

I’d just leave them bee … covering the nest could disorientate and confuse them … not something that would keep them calm… I’d let them carry on their own sweet way and keep a few feet clear of them. Most of them will follow the same flight path, so observe that and leave it unobstructed. They’ll bee happy and so will you. 😃

ERICS MUM · July 2023

Thanks honeys. Hi’ve left them bee all weekend but must venture down the garden later…..

Bees nest on/in the ground

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