CharlieMyLovebird (01-14-2023), Dragonlady2 (09-12-2017), Lady (09-14-2017), Mare (09-15-2017)
Holy crap! Did you remove it?
We had a bee or wasp nest, don't know for sure, in a hole in the ground. I covered the hole with dirt, but they started burrowing their way out. We had to spray them. There seems to all kinds of bees and wasps out this year.
Wow! Which species are they? I can see it's one of the paper-creating ones. Perhaps a species of hornet?
He wanted to live. He was my Heaven... He's gone!
Unfortunately Helena it is about 40 feet up in the tree. I have been calling around to see if someone can come in, but they don't have ladders that high, and I can't get a lift into the backyard because of the flagstone retaining wall. They said to wait until winter when they are dormant and use a power washer to knock it down.Holy crap! Did you remove it?
Tony I am not sure. It's hard to see that high (even with my glasses). I keep trying to see if I can catch them going in with my camera zoom, but nothing yet.Which species are they?
Dragonlady2 (09-12-2017), plax (09-12-2017)
We had one in our Yew tree, removed by local bee keeper
Bee swarm by Jean-Pierre Declemy, on Flickr
We had a small wasps nest behind our garage door which I removed at night when the wasps were all inside asleep and threw over the hedge into the field. Please note, do not throw wasp or bees nests into your neighbour's garden as this is likely to lead to a game of wasps nest tennis. A farmer's field is usually safe.
I then rubbed garlic all around the door frame because wasps, like vampires, do not like garlic and will not return.
"A busy beak is a happy beak" - David Strom
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Sure would of been nice if they were honey bee's!
Dragonlady2 (09-15-2017), Mare (09-15-2017)
We have what we call "meat bees", a sort of wasp, that come in late summer. Nasty creatures that keep my outside animals from enjoying their outdoor foods. They will hover around any food left in the open and their sting is debilitating. Their bites are just that..bites! They actually will take a chunk out of you, nasty creatures..I hate them. Strong word, I know,, but I really do.
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