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Bees in roof, photo, what are they?

Mike160304Mike160304 Posts: 69
in Problem solving

Yer tis, wot is it, will it destroy my house, innit?

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,110

    Looks like you've got tree bees Bruv image

    http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/tree-bee.html#c

    Lots of people have them this year including my next door neighbour - they appear to be good news, pollinating our fruit trees - and we're told they will not do damage to your house, and anyway will leave before the winter.

     


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • CiaCia Posts: 153

    I dont think so. Call the local pest control and send the picture to them - im sure they can idvise.

  • Mike160304Mike160304 Posts: 69

    Dovefromabove - thanks, yes, your link has matching pictures.

    I should be able to leave them alone as long as they don't come through inside the house. I just hope they'll frighten the cats in my flowerbed that I wrote about recently . . . image

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,110

    Pest control companies are being inundated with these reports of these at the moment - they are advising to leave alone - they do no harm and are good for the gardens.  They are not aggressive and will only sting if threatened - don't know if that applies to threatening felines or not image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Mike160304Mike160304 Posts: 69

    I shan't pester the pest control companies then, especially as they charge more than the bees do for coming here.

  • CiaCia Posts: 153

    I guess one could say - your honoured as bees are on the decline.image

  • ChristoChristo Posts: 1

    There are snail/slug trails leading up the wall to their entry point. Is there a connection?

  • sunnysarahsunnysarah Posts: 62

    Yay I got tree bee`s. Came a couple of months ago. Noisy little blighters to start off with ( they are right above our heads in bedroom) but have quietened down now. Very cute things.

     

  • james newjames new Posts: 13

    If you want rid of them look for any local bee keepers  they will love you for them and take them for free.

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    bee keepers want honey bees not tree bees.

    But sunnysarah likes them and the other posts are old.

    I like my tree bees as wellimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
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