Bees

Breaking up the old concrete base of my shed, Underneath the concrete in the soil is a colony of Bees, they went beserk, swarming around me though did not touch me

What do I do now? I need to dig the soil and level before my Greenhouse can be erected

They just seem to live in big holes in the soil, no honeycomb stuff there

Jack McH

 

contact your local beekeepers they might be able to remove them, they might be a hive of wild bees

jenn

 

The bees certainly pose no threat, but as Jenn, above, says: a professional beekeeper is needed to remove them. Attempting to do so yourself could put you or the bees in danger. Wild bees will need to be released; apiray bees which have swarmed will need relocating to another apiary or they will soon die, and beekeepers are often more than pleased to take them.

 

If they are living in a hole in the ground, my guess is they are bumblebees, rather than honey bees. Will the bee keepers assoc still be interested in helping do you think? I hope they would be, but as bumblebees don't produce honey, they are often perceived as having no value (which is unfortunate, given that they are an important polinator).

 

I keep honey bees , and I agree with Clueless sounds like bumble bees , no the bee people wont want to know sorry to say in fact they find it a waste of time and petrol , plus if the bumble bee nest has been broken apart they normaly cant be moved and will die .
If it was honey bees you would of been badly stung

Spruce