Sunday 18 May 2014

Bumble ...bumble....bumble......

I should say right at the start of this post that bumble bees are not at all aggressive, very rarely sting and are very easy to live alongside.  That said, if they decide to make a nest right next to where you need to be it can be very annoying to have to duck and dive past them as you go about your business and they try to go about theirs.

So it isn't unusual for honey bee keepers to get the odd call from worried members of the public wanting a nest moved...when that call comes from 'im doors boss ..there really is only one possible reaction.  It was move them or call in the pest controllers, who would simply kill off the nest and charge silly money for doing so.

I looked up the Bumble bee conservation trust website for some advice on moving bumble nests... only to find the advice is pretty much "don't".

Undeterred I shared out some spare suits to willing and curious helpers, and found myself suited and booted on Sunday evening and investigating a buzzing bird box at dusk....


After blocking the main entrance with some foam and the back with some cardboard and gaffer tape, and with a bit of screwdriver wiggling, and the brief application of a crowbar 'im indoors prized the bird box slowly from the wall....


I was then trusted to hold it carefully and safely (still buzzing) whilst the new site in the apple tree on the other side of the garden was prepared....

 

Having completed my holding duties to the required standard I was allowed the honour of placing the box in its super new location...


Facing back into the bushes they should be safely hidden away and no longer flying straight into the path of anyone walking down the garden....


Hopefully the few that were still flying when we moved the nest will soon find it again...

1 comment:

  1. Ah how lovely, I'm sure that won't be your last 'house' move now your an expert!!

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