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    Little black bees with orange bums.....................

    Hi, I have noticed this morning that and old small bird nestbox seems to have bees making a home inside. they are small black bees with a amber/orange tip on thier bum. can anyone tell me;

    Is it OK to be living so near [15ft] to my front door.

    What sort of bees are they?

    Will they be happy where they are?

    I'm delighted to have them by the way
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    have a look at these
    Bumblebees | Dumfries and Galloway Environmental Resources Centre

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    • #3
      They're most likely red tailed bees - I just moved a nest last week. They'd taken up residence in a bird box next to the playground. The school panicked and cordoned off the area; I just put my gloves on, picked up the box and moved it slowly to a more suitable location

      Bumbles rarely sting and they don't swarm
      All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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      • #4
        Ahaaa they do look like the red tailed bumblebee. I always thought bumblebee lived a solitary life and were much larger.

        Looks like they are safe & harmless where they are then, cheers chaps

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        • #5
          Originally posted by minskey View Post
          I always thought bumblebee lived a solitary life and were much larger.
          We have about 25 species of bumble in the UK - they're all social animals (solitary bees like the mason bee are, well ... solitary )
          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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          • #6
            I Love bees

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            • #7
              Y'day I noticed a dead bee and a bee larva at the mouth of our nest: I hope a cuckoo hasn't got in there


              With that link ^ I've managed to ID a new bumble (for me). I've seen a few bumbles with a fawn coloured back ... tree bumbles (they came to UK 10 years ago from France. To be fair, it does take a long time to get to Norfolk on our A12)
              Last edited by Two_Sheds; 17-06-2011, 06:36 AM.
              All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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              • #8
                I have those orange tailed bees come to my garden, I always thought they were solitary though as I have never seen were they nest. They love my chive flowers. And the purple geranium I have in the front too.

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