Weird suicidal bees?

[Mark Bolam]

Never seen this before.

4 combs built within a Beech hedge a mate was cutting. No nest.

 

Unfortunately most of the bees were dead, and there appeared to be little or no honey.

 

How did they think they'd get through the winter?

 

[felixthelogchopper]

They are very rare Branch Davidian bees, Mark.

[Pat Ferrett]

Never seen this before.

4 combs built within a Beech hedge a mate was cutting. No nest.

 

Unfortunately most of the bees were dead, and there appeared to be little or no honey.

 

How did they think they'd get through the winter?

 

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Maybe it should be reported to the local bee keeping club.

Lots of effort is going into research of the loss of bees and it might be of intrest.

[Mark Bolam]

Good call Pat.

The lady we were working for on a job opposite keeps bees, and is getting a local expert involved.

 

Not enough bees about anymore.

[s.varty]

Wasps! I,m not joking, wasps take over the nest and eat the honey, I found this out to my expence a couple of months ago. Felled a dead willow and was surrounded by wasps stinging me, there was honeycombe laying all over the place, a local beekeeper told me what I,ve just told you. I lie,i was only stung once.

[Mark Bolam]

Wasps are indeed a proper menace to bees Steve.

They probably live in little 'trailers'....

[Gus McWilliam]

Each wasp on average kills 4 bees in a lifetime. Kill one wasp - save 4 bees!

[Tom D]

I saw that once years ago, I think maybe a swarm earlier in the summer settled there for some stupid reason.....

[Pat Ferrett]

Each wasp on average kills 4 bees in a lifetime. Kill one wasp - save 4 bees!

 

Yeah but if you kill all the wasps we wont have sugar

[Steve Bullman]

Yeah but if you kill all the wasps we wont have sugar

 

Sugar/Life on earth, tough call Pat, i'll start a poll