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Bumblebees!!!
4/6/2015
| djf
Posted on 04/06/2015 9:00:54 PM PDT by djf
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:00:54 PM PDT
by
djf
To: djf
Carpenter bees? Are they nesting in holes in wood, maybe a shed?
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:04:23 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: djf
My understanding of bumblebees is that their ‘nests’ last a year and then move own. Should be an interesting experience for you. unlike the hornets I had a year ago they don’t tend to be aggressive.
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:04:50 PM PDT
by
reed13k
(For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothings)
To: djf
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:04:54 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
To: reed13k
or did you mean honeybees? in which case they may be around a while... I have a tree with a nest going on three years despite record cold snaps.
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:06:03 PM PDT
by
reed13k
(For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothings)
To: tumblindice
Nope. These are absolutely bumblebees - I mean the yellow and black, hairy kind of bee.
I have seen them come out of the ground, and always assumed that was where they nest.
Interesting that in this case their nest is directly below a bunch of wooden blocks that my mason bees are in. (and starting to emerge)
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:07:15 PM PDT
by
djf
(OK. Well, now, lemme try to make this clear: If you LIKE your lasagna, you can KEEP your lasagna!)
To: reed13k
Exactly. They are, for the most part, an unaggressive bee.
I will watch it and let you know!
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:08:47 PM PDT
by
djf
(OK. Well, now, lemme try to make this clear: If you LIKE your lasagna, you can KEEP your lasagna!)
To: djf
I had a bumble bee nest by my back door in a gap between the concrete patio and chimney. One thing they REALLY didn’t like was our turning the lights on outside before dawn (which would shine into the nest). They would swarm the lights and bang against the backdoor as if screaming for us to shut ‘em off !
To: Paladin2
No, I meant 35F. Middle of a clear night, it’s possible!
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:10:08 PM PDT
by
djf
(OK. Well, now, lemme try to make this clear: If you LIKE your lasagna, you can KEEP your lasagna!)
To: djf
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:10:46 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: reed13k
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:12:27 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: djf
The bumblebees will move on after a year. Leave them alone. They rarely do any harm if they are left in peace.
If you have a flower garden you will have a very good year.
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:15:25 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
To: djf
Put a police of tobacco on any bee sting you get, takes the sting right out of it. Works for a few wasps.
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:16:21 PM PDT
by
Nuc 1.1
(Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
To: djf
Liquid Nitrogen would get the job done....
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:17:19 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
To: djf
Liquid Nitrogen would get the job done....
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:17:52 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
To: Daffynition
Thanks for that site. It’s interesting that they actually do have queens, I thought they were pretty much solitary bees.
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:18:28 PM PDT
by
djf
(OK. Well, now, lemme try to make this clear: If you LIKE your lasagna, you can KEEP your lasagna!)
To: Nuc 1.1
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:20:57 PM PDT
by
Nuc 1.1
(Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
To: djf
Exactly. They are, for the most part, an unaggressive bee.
You are very lucky. This should be an interesting summer. Bumblebees are not aggressive, however I did watch them defend their area from wasps. It was very sad. Wasps had moved in somewhere and they had it out with the bumble bees in the garden. Dead wasps and bees everywhere.
The bumblebees reclaimed the garden.
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:24:16 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
To: djf
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:28:50 PM PDT
by
Doomonyou
(Let them eat Lead.)
To: djf
As soon as those suckers come after you you wont think it is cute having them around. Ive been chased by a bunch of them.
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posted on
04/06/2015 9:29:02 PM PDT
by
gunsequalfreedom
(Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)
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