Bumble relocation?

[Pinkfoot]

There is a flavour of bumble bee that will be active all winter if it is mild enough. You possibly have this variety.

As long as you know where they live,you should be able to live alongside each other with no problem.

I have some in my shed every year and we bump into each other all the time. They just bounce off and carry on regardless.

 

Be mindful of badgers,they dig bumble bee nests up and eat the larva.

Edited February 8, 2014 by Pinkfoot
Mind your business

[agg221]

I go into mild anaphylactic shock from bee stings but I'm quite happy to have bumble bees around - they are so good tempered and don't seem to have any desire to cause harm. They live in my shed too most years and I help them out when the young ones get confused between the window and the exit. I have only been stung once, when I accidentally knelt on one.

 

If you do decide to move them I would do it sooner rather than later as the nest and the numbers will be smaller that way. I would put them somewhere frost-free and let them get on with it.

 

Alec