honey bees dont make nests in the ground!

Masonary Bee's are not honey Bee's

Yep just been having a read and i think it's most definitely masonry bees we have. I'll mention to my partner about checking the yellow pages thanks.

yes but no one keeps masonary bees do they

Josy they only make a nest and move on so just ignore them, they would not sting you unless you grabbed one in your hand they are perfectly harmless so just forget about them

Ask the experts and they will keep you right

http://www.bbka.org.uk/help/

No, i have a fear of both though so i'm not one to stick around of they're buzzing about

this could be the perfect excuse to buy a dryer

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Never been stung but have had close encounters, especially in Greece last year they came in packs and hovered around bins that were wonderfully placed near the pool bar. I think they were bigger ones too :worry:

I pretty much agree LT, plus I love Bees, they are becoming endangered now as are butterflies, so we should encourage them by planting flowers and such, not murder/get rid of them :shocked: :sad: I have planted stuff to encourage them to my garden.

:laugh: I've been stung whilst I was 25' up a ladder and pointing when a whole binch of them attacked me. I have NEVER descended a ladder as quickly in my life.

I RESPECT big hard men and rabid dogs, but I do not fear them, yet I RUN screaming with arms flailing from a wasp or bee. :laugh:

When I was young, my friend and I were sitting on a wall talking, and he had an open Coke can which was on the wall by his side (I don't drink fizzy drinks and only drink coke in Bacardi) He picked up the can and took a drink and a WASP - which was inside the can - went into his mouth. It was terrible watching him. He was stung INSIDE his mouth several times and ended up in hospital.

Feck that.

I hate Wasps and Bees - in fact anything which flies which has a bite or sting and moves faster than I can.

now if you have these...

run

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media...8wkyaf5jpg.jpg

Wasps are aggressive bad tempered things.
I was stung as a child by one.

Bees don't bother me at all.

So the rest of the world is signing petitions and going on marches against big corporations spraying pesticides that are killing off our bee population... and Josy is like... not in my back yard bees

When is humanity going to understand that we live in a shared eco-system...and that bees are one of the creatures integral to our own survival. It's worth the risk of being maybe stung.... but most likely not... to ensure their survival

Got stung in or near the eye by a bee once which was quite painful, eye swelled up massively and couldn't see out of it for a few hours

Generally I don't mind bees or wasps though surprisingly given how terrified I am of spiders and most insects. Feel a bit sorry for wasps really because everyone likes bees but treat wasps as the ugly stepsister

ho0w are you with a tarantula wasp?

i was stung by both as a kid and my memory is that it was ****ing painful. So, ever since then, i have been very careful around them. However, i was having a leisurely sandwich on the balcony once while i was living abroad, and this hornet buzzed me and pinched a chunk of my sandwich :fist: That was one scary ****er :worry:

I'm scared of both but more so of wasps since they're more aggressive :worry:

I run whenever I see/hear one so I don't get stung

I didnt say they did but they may be able to help or advice Josy. I dont know why on here when you say something people jump on you. I was simply trying to help.

Hope you get it sorted Josy :)

No what you said was incorrect

Only a honeybee keeper would be interested in a swarm above ground and loose

No one is interested in a non-honey bee colony under a slab

what do you want, a :clap1: for being wrong?
I am saving Josy being told "er sorry luv" on the phone

Yeah on my hand and my leg

I run if I see one now :laugh::worry:

Well I can't speak for humanity but I'm perfectly aware that we live in a shared eco system.

I never mentioned anything at all about killing off any bees in my posts....

Actually pest controls advice on the phone was pack some dirt into the hole :/ which I told my OH not to do.

Thanks Ellen, just going to leave them be for now because masonry bees apparently don't stick around in the same place for long.