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1 posted on 04/06/2015 9:00:54 PM PDT by djf
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Carpenter bees? Are they nesting in holes in wood, maybe a shed?


2 posted on 04/06/2015 9:04:23 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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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.


3 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)
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-35? In Wash.? In April?


4 posted on 04/06/2015 9:04:54 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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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 !


8 posted on 04/06/2015 9:09:31 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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Everything you were afraid to ask about bumblebees-n-nests.

http://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-nest-removal-bumblebee.html


10 posted on 04/06/2015 9:10:46 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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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.

12 posted on 04/06/2015 9:15:25 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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Put a police of tobacco on any bee sting you get, takes the sting right out of it. Works for a few wasps.


13 posted on 04/06/2015 9:16:21 PM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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TTIWWP.


19 posted on 04/06/2015 9:28:50 PM PDT by Doomonyou (Let them eat Lead.)
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Been stung by honey bees, always wondered if bumble bees and Carpenter bees stung.

Wasps and Hornets get the spray on sight.


22 posted on 04/06/2015 9:45:43 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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You have little autobots at your place, cooool!


23 posted on 04/06/2015 9:49:02 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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27 posted on 04/06/2015 10:23:01 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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29 posted on 04/06/2015 10:24:32 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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Probably carpenter bees which look a bit like bumblebees. All the bumblebees I’ve ever seen had nests in the ground. All bees are good and should be left alone unless they get inside your home. Wasps, hornets, and yellowjackets are nothing but evil. LOL.


34 posted on 04/06/2015 11:30:43 PM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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BEE-GRADE MOVIE


35 posted on 04/07/2015 12:24:14 AM PDT by QT3.14 (Germanwings: Obama locked us out and is doing the same to the USA.)
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As long as they aren’t carpenter bees. We’ve had a number of problems with them eating holes in beams on the outside of our house.


36 posted on 04/07/2015 12:45:29 AM PDT by kaehurowing
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Borer bees pictures.
37 posted on 04/07/2015 12:50:45 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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I haven’t encountered a nest of them, but I might as well have. I planted a few celosias in my front yard last year and they descended on and pollenated them for weeks. It’s interesting to watch them.. they’re not aggressive and are tireless workers.

I’ve wondered if a bumblebee-honeybee hybrid species combining the hardiness of the bumblebee and the honey-making talents of the honeybee could be developed to mitigate the decline in the honeybee population.


38 posted on 04/07/2015 1:07:58 AM PDT by ScottinVA (GOP = Geldings Obama Possesses)
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bumble-bee bump.


40 posted on 04/07/2015 2:28:27 AM PDT by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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Thanks for letting them stay there...bumbles are pretty neat to watch.


47 posted on 04/07/2015 4:10:37 AM PDT by exPBRrat
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At least you’ve got something productive in your birdhouses. The only things that ever nested in mine were squirrels. They’ve been raising their babies in my birdhouses for generations.


53 posted on 04/07/2015 4:58:27 AM PDT by jespasinthru (Proud Member of the Vast, Right-Wing Conspracy)
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