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Post by ianr on Jun 27, 2018 8:03:02 GMT
In one of the old pine trees in the wood here, peppered with wood pecker holes the same hole about 20 foot up has for the last 3 years that I've noticed been home to bees, this morning looking up as I walked passed the comb is growing outside the hole and the bees are busy adding to. At present it's about a third the size of a football.
Last year it reached half the size of a football then just disappeared I looked around the base of the tree it's next to the path but no sign of it, would squirrels or crow family birds have knocked it down to get to the grubs/honey? but as said not even a piece of the comb to be seen on the floor ian
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Post by NellyDee on Jun 28, 2018 11:59:17 GMT
Could well be Ian, but here it was the Jay's that trashed the bees nest on the veranda and also the swallows nest. This year they are using the wood shed which is equally vulnerable I think.
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Post by ianr on Jul 1, 2018 10:58:49 GMT
Another look at the bees today after seeing something on the telly, took my bins with me and it looks like it's just a clump of bees.
They've been hanging outside the nest for over a week now could they be getting ready to swarm? seem to be taking there time to move on ian
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Post by ianr on Jul 9, 2018 9:34:46 GMT
Still hanging outside the nest can't see the hole now although not as many as there were ian bees nest by ian robinson, on Flickr
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Post by Tringa on Jul 9, 2018 9:48:44 GMT
Interesting observation and good shot, Ian.
Dave
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Post by ianr on Apr 21, 2019 7:34:54 GMT
Took a glance up as I walked passed the old pine tree today and there's a large clump of bees hanging outside the same hole again, this seems to be a favourite place for them ian
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Post by kleftiwallah on Apr 21, 2019 9:53:46 GMT
I took a vacated wasps nest down to our local primary school, the headmaster/principle was most pleased. Cheers, Tony.
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