The wonder of bees

[Gardenmac]

On channel BBC4 now, worth a watch

[Gardenmac]

Anything to do with bees and Mrs Macca is hooked. We have been through the same emotions with our bees over the years and we have two happy healthy colonies that have come through from the winter.

[slack ma girdle]

I love bees, but not when you discover a nest at face level at 12" distance. They were our native black bees as well.

[chrisj]

Ouch!!

[peatff]

I was watching a honey bee today climbing up the window and thought it was the first one I've seen this year so I decided to have a closer look and realised it was on the inside of the window. I caught it in a jar and sent it on it's way as it was nice and sunny outside.

[Gardenmac]

I was watching a honey bee today climbing up the window and thought it was the first one I've seen this year so I decided to have a closer look and realised it was on the inside of the window. I caught it in a jar and sent it on it's way as it was nice and sunny outside.

 

Good man yerself.

[Gardenmac]

I love bees, but not when you discover a nest at face level at 12" distance. They were our native black bees as well.

 

You can get up close without them becoming aggressive but they do have a downer if you are wearing black or of you have been working hard and therefore have a work odour.

[fergusonforestry]

I too like my bees always quite happy to help them when stuck in things like watching them crawling about on my hands and I have never ever been stung! wasps on the other hand wasps must die

[chrisj]

Don't think I fancy coming face to face with the entrance of my hive without protection though Gardenmac. Although, I'm fairly happy walking in to the apiary without suiting up, just so long as I'm not tampering with a hive.

 

Definitely agree with you on Wasps Ferguson.

[wisewood]

I find bees and bigger flies quite co-operative with my attempts to free them from the house. Wasps and smaller flies just plain refuse to follow direction!