| Bees 20:31 - May 19 with 2769 views | clive_baker |
Never see them around anymore do you? Have we killed them all off with pesticides?
I swear when I was a kid you would always get bees circling during BBQ season. Never see them anymore. |  |
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| Bees on 20:34 - May 19 with 2738 views | jeera |
To bee fair the weather hasn't been so great so far this season.
Last summer I was beginning to wonder what the fuss was about as I've never seen so many in all me days.
The green bean plants certainly benefited from their presence, as did my tomatoes et al.
You're right though that so far this year I've not seen many at all. |  |
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| Bees on 20:35 - May 19 with 2740 views | GeoffSentence |
I see them around, I was watching one in contest with my venus fly trap earlier. Oh what a spectacle that was. |  |
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| Bees on 20:38 - May 19 with 2722 views | Ftnfwest |
We never had BBQs when I was a kid |  | | |
| Bees on 20:39 - May 19 with 2723 views | jeera |
| Bees on 20:38 - May 19 by Ftnfwest |
We never had BBQs when I was a kid |
Oh come now.
That hot ash hole in the ground was as near as dammit and probably where the idea came from. | |
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| Bees on 20:42 - May 19 with 2699 views | clive_baker |
| Bees on 20:34 - May 19 by jeera |
To bee fair the weather hasn't been so great so far this season.
Last summer I was beginning to wonder what the fuss was about as I've never seen so many in all me days.
The green bean plants certainly benefited from their presence, as did my tomatoes et al.
You're right though that so far this year I've not seen many at all. |
I think people forget how important they are, pollinating plants and ting.
We need to show out bees a little more respect.
#loveBees #SaveTheBee #DontBeeAC**t | |
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| Bees on 20:44 - May 19 with 2678 views | Guthrum |
Seen lots of bees this year. Was watching a very busy colony of buff-tails this morning. |  |
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| Bees on 20:45 - May 19 with 2678 views | jeera |
| Bees on 20:42 - May 19 by clive_baker |
I think people forget how important they are, pollinating plants and ting.
We need to show out bees a little more respect.
#loveBees #SaveTheBee #DontBeeAC**t |
I'm one of those sad types who goes out with a teaspoon of honey to give them a boost when they're all spent
I have seen contradictory research on whether this is a good thing or not, but it's hard to not do anything when they're clearly on their last legs.. | |
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| Bees on 22:09 - May 19 with 2579 views | WeWereZombies |
Quite a few in my garden for the last couple of months or so. It could have something to do with whether you live somewhere which has been mainly concreted over or somewhere with flowers so they have something to attract them. |  |
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| Bees on 22:27 - May 19 with 2551 views | Binner |
I find it odd that there are people who teach their children to be frightened of bees. |  |
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| Bees on 22:32 - May 19 with 2541 views | jeera |
| Bees on 22:27 - May 19 by Binner |
I find it odd that there are people who teach their children to be frightened of bees. |
My dear old greyhound once stuck his nose into a managed hive whilst we were out for a walk. There were several of them all stacked here and there, close to each other.
We ran and ran and I was still picking them out of his fur some time later.
They were really pissed off. | |
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| Bees on 23:08 - May 19 with 2456 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
I see loads in our garden.
Neighbour had a bees nest last year. |  |
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| Bees on 08:45 - May 20 with 2334 views | Bangor31 |
All i know is that bee's don't like vibration
we had 6 hives on our farm 4 years ago but because we put horses in the field the bees weren't producing honey anymore so we have non now (i think i might have found a new spot for them).
if you're in an area of construction this might do it?
I was on the farm this weekend and saw about 10 bumble bees but not one wasp or honey bee or any other type of bee for that matter. the badgers have killed a good proportion of wasp nest round us over the years which has made Mum and Sister very happy but they are just as integral to the ecosystem as bees.
i did hear a load of activity in the one hedge so maybe they are just getting ready to get pollinating. sounds in line with an earlier post talking bout it's not quite the bee season yet |  | | |
| Bees on 09:47 - May 20 with 2268 views | GeoffSentence |
| Bees on 22:27 - May 19 by Binner |
I find it odd that there are people who teach their children to be frightened of bees. |
My brother-in-law tried to teach his daughters the opposite, specfically that dead bees are quite safe and cannot sting you. He did this by putting a dead bee in his mouth.
It stung him.
His tongue swelled up and he had to go to hospital where they administered adrenalin.
His daughters are now sh1t scared of all insects and bees in particular.
If you didn't know already:
1. Dead bees can sting
2. My brother-in-law is a bit of a cockwomble*
Edit: Suffolk people refer to this colloquially as a willychafer [Post edited 20 May 2019 9:49]
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| Bees on 09:55 - May 20 with 2244 views | lowhouseblue |
I have 3 very active colonies in the eaves of a house i'm renovating. don't want to kill them, not sure how a bee keeper would collect them, and if they go i'm sure another lot will just move in. inclined just to leave them until I replace the roof - unless there are any twtd experts? |  |
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| Bees on 11:02 - May 20 with 2185 views | DebsyAngel |
Have seen quite a few in my garden in IP3. And one flew in the kitchen last week but shooed it out. I would never kill one though. |  | | |
| Bees on 11:18 - May 20 with 2175 views | Darth_Koont |
A hornet got into the house and terrorised me yesterday. Fewer of them would be good.
I'm not afraid of bees and wasps but this thing was so big I'm surprised it could fly. |  |
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| Bees on 11:19 - May 20 with 2173 views | PiercingBlue |
There is one in my garden right now, proper buzzing | | | |
| Bees on 11:38 - May 20 with 2149 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Bees on 11:18 - May 20 by Darth_Koont |
A hornet got into the house and terrorised me yesterday. Fewer of them would be good.
I'm not afraid of bees and wasps but this thing was so big I'm surprised it could fly. |
Years back, I was on a field trip with girl who got a hornet stuck in her very long, fly-away hair. That was an entertaining watch!
There's a bee colony/hive on the corner of our office. Not sure what they're going to do with it. Can wild bees be caught and transferred to captive hives? |  |
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| Bees on 11:54 - May 20 with 2135 views | lowhouseblue |
| Bees on 11:38 - May 20 by Swansea_Blue |
Years back, I was on a field trip with girl who got a hornet stuck in her very long, fly-away hair. That was an entertaining watch!
There's a bee colony/hive on the corner of our office. Not sure what they're going to do with it. Can wild bees be caught and transferred to captive hives? |
yes definitely. you just need a bee keeper to be able to get access to then to get them into a box. we need a twtd bee keeper. | |
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| Bees on 12:20 - May 20 with 2108 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Bees on 11:54 - May 20 by lowhouseblue |
yes definitely. you just need a bee keeper to be able to get access to then to get them into a box. we need a twtd bee keeper. |
Ta. There's a couple of beekeepers around her, so hopefully one of them will be taking them. TWTD definitely needs a keeper of the bees. | |
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| Bees on 12:29 - May 20 with 2094 views | Dubtractor |
My garden is full of them. Though it also has loads of flowers and blossom, bee hotels, and a couple of ponds for them to have a drink from. |  |
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| Bees on 15:50 - May 26 with 1913 views | trueblue1970 |
| Bees on 12:29 - May 20 by Dubtractor |
My garden is full of them. Though it also has loads of flowers and blossom, bee hotels, and a couple of ponds for them to have a drink from. |
Same here,Ip13
Also got two bubble bee nests this year in garden |  | | |
| Bees on 16:12 - May 26 with 1885 views | trueblue1970 |
Awareness is better now a lot more people making gardens more bee friendly
Maybe to late ? Shouldn’t stop us from trying | | | |
| Bees on 19:59 - May 26 with 1780 views | MJallday |
Few in my garden at the moment. I leave them
Alone to do their thing on the lavender
Particularly hardy wasp the other day. I smacked it 4 times with a swatted against a window. Leaving it for dead 2 hours later i swatted it again and then flung it against a neighbours fence
Where it made a resounding thud
About an hour later it had flown off. Little sh1t |  |
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