BEES....have you noticed the size of them this month ??

[Dave7]

Apparently they are queen bees. Supposed to be harmless if you don't annoy them.
But they are MASSIVE.
We don't recollect seeing any this size.

 

[midlife]

There were a coupe of massive ones on the Hellibores when I fed the birds this morning.

During lockdown there was a bee ID course on the Internet that we did. There are quite a few kinds to spot.

https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/bumblebee-species-guide/

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Yes, we saw 2 hefty buggers up at The Helm, Kendal a couple of days back.

Are they Superbees just like the Superwasps we had a few years back?

 

[dan_bo]

They're just last year's Queen bees looking to nest aren't they?

Or are they baby mice with wings?

 

[gbb]

Yup, noticed a couple large ones. Tbf, theyre the only ones ive seen so far ....

 

[lazybloke]

The last couple of months they've been emerging from the loft into the house*. Some are enormous, but they're usually v sleepy and easy to catch/evict.

*huh, the hatch STILL isn't closing properly

 

[BoldonLad]

Apparently they are queen bees. Supposed to be harmless if you don't annoy them.
But they are MASSIVE.
We don't recollect seeing any this size.

Supposed to be harmless, providing you don’t annoy them?…… now, that sounds familiar

Clue: daughter no 4 has just left

 

[welsh dragon]

I've seen some really big bumbee bees.

 

[Cycleops]

I've seen some rather large Bs on Tiktok as well

 

[fossyant]

We've had a wasp or two in the house. We leave the conservatory window open for the cat's to get into their 'run', but a few wass cme in that way, and usually end up buzzing around our 7ft tall arched window at the front of the house.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Yes i have,

Had one roaming around the house that sounded like a GAU-8 dispensing large doses of freedom by the tipper truck load



Couldnt see it at first. But it slowly got close enough for me to judge that it was as big is my thumb

 

[oldwheels]

Had a few bumble bees prospecting around and know where at least one is proposing to set up home. I try to keep them out of my shed as I don't want to leave the door open all summer. Had a nest under the step of a store at my old workshop. My wildlife pal advised me to keep quiet about it or the greenies would have me shut down in case of disturbance. They were not bothered about people stepping over their entrance and came back for several years.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Got knocked off my bike by a bumble bee today. They are Big!

 

[Gillstay]

Best thing if you see one looking a bit cold and out of sorts is give it at tiny bit of honey or sugar water and watch how fast they recover. Its so quick, from barely able to move to zooming way.

 

[Bollo]

Got knocked off my bike by a bumble bee today. They are Big!

And really poor drivers!