A non beekeeping question about bees

[rootball]

Hi everyone, I'm not a beekeeper but i am happy to say i have a garden full of bees.

Quick question, i put a pile of weeding to one side about a month ago in an are i wanted to plant into later.
When i looked the other day, i saw a bee land on the pile and go under the pile.
Do bees live in a drying weed pile like that?
I don't want to move the pile if a bee has made a home in it.

Thanks for any advice.
R

[Peanut]

I don't know much at all about bees but there are quite a few species of ground nesting bees, I have to be careful when mowing the lawn as there are always a few bees going into little holes in the grass.
I wouldn't be surprised if you have a nest underneath the pile of weeds, assuming the pile is on earth not a hard surface. Lucky you!

[rootball]

penut, thanks for the reply.
The pile is on soil so looks like i need to find somewhere else to plant
Last year when the garden was full of bees enjoy the flowers, i must say i was a bit nerves to push past the plants to go in the garden. Now i know they are so relaxing to watch just fly around me when i pass. Fingers crossed i don't get stung now when i go out

[Peanut]

I'm sure they won't sting you, you've given them a home!
Try putting down a shallow dish of water with a few stones/gravel in and the bees will use it to drink from. I have a few scattered around the garden and it amazes me how many bees come down to drink.

A happy garden should buzz!

[rootball]

I'm sure they won't sting you, you've given them a home!
Try putting down a shallow dish of water with a few stones/gravel in and the bees will use it to drink from. I have a few scattered around the garden and it amazes me how many bees come down to drink.

A happy garden should buzz!

Hi peanut.
I have a birdbath which i have slanted slightly to one side, on the side that slope i have put a stone in so they have a way of walking to the water for a drink.

I also have what i call the moss garden under the fruit trees at the back of the garden (a work in progress at the moment still) which has a shallow water area in the middle with a stone in the middle which is covered in moss, i hope the bees can also use that to drink from.

[Peanut]

Hi Rootball, it sounds like you have a lovely wildlife friendly garden

[Nicos]

rootball - I’ve sent you a pm

[rootball]

Hi Rootball, it sounds like you have a lovely wildlife friendly garden

Thank you peanut.

I am lucky to have some foxes who like my garden. Which at times can be a pain as they like digging and not always for food, seems sometimes just for the fun of doing it I rather have the foxes with the holes.

This year i have a pair of Magpies nesting in the trees at the back of the garden. They did get very irritated when i go to the back of the garden

R