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Bees
bucks1989
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Hi all,
I very much encourage bees in my garden. However, it appears as though I have a bee hive underneath my shed which is not ideal, especially when my little nephew comes round and plays in the garden.
What can I do to move these bees on without 1. Harming me and 2. Without harming them.
Any tips or advice would be very appreciated.
Alex
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As long as they are not interfered with they should not be a problem. My brother's grandchildren aged 5 and 2 play safely in his garden and on his patio where the bees fly across the patio and into an airbrick in his house wall. We watch their industry as they literally do make a beeline to get to their nest and no one has even been buzz bombed by a bee.
They will only be there until early Autumn, then move on to a different site next year. Enjoy them while they last & use it to teach the kids, they love learning bout nature.
Last edited: 18 April 2017 20:58:50
What do you mean by a bee hive? I think Bumblebee nests are still at a pretty early stage. Honey bees are a different case entirely although under a shed sounds an unlikely location for them. If it's bumblebees then you haven't got much to worry about - so long as you don't actually molest the nest they're not aggressive.
They are definitely honey bees rather than bumblebees. My concern is that there's quite a few now so surely come summer there will be loads...
We have a local bee keeping/bee preservation society who will come round and remove the queen et al., usually to one of their own hive boxes I think. They see it as 'rescue', we see it as 'pest removal', everyone's happy. Maybe you have something similar?
I found this out when we needed to move a nest. For starters it was in the shed roof, and everytime the door moved the bees thought it was an attack. Mainly though, our idiot dog catches and eats bees, and I was terrified one day a half swallowed bee would sting the inside of her throat and the swelling would asphyxiate her. One beekeeper, ten minutes, and bees off to a new home!
That sounds like a perfect solution!! Thank you very much, I shall give this a try!
A friend's NDN had a similar problem, wasn't too bothered until they wanted some building work done.- the builders naturally were not happy to proceed.
The people they contracted charged a fortune, I suppose because they were in a hurry.
Ah, that could be an issue. I have sent an email to my local beehive society so I'll have to wait to see what they say.
My ideal situation would be to "re-home" rather than remove completely.
Alex