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mikecoen Replies: 2 Views: 4022 |
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Thanks for more knowledge on this. I will be able to do some things better. Last year I got 3 gallons of honey from two hives but the bees were gone. Those two hives were half a box of workers each ... | |
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wasps have killed my one or two hives each fall for 4 years. This year I saw them, closed the hole on my top bar hive and checked in two weeks to see if the bees might win this time. Instead, I open ... | |
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Conserving wild beesResearch suggests that bumble bee boxes have a very low success rate in actually attracting bees into them. We find that if you create an environment where first of all you can attract mice inside, such as a pile of stones, a drystone wall, paving slabs with intentionally made cavities underneath, this will increase the success rate. Most bumble bee species need a dry space about the size a football, with a narrow entrance tunnel approximately 2cm in diameter and 20 cm long. Most species nest underground along the base of a linear feature such as a hedge or wall. Sites need to be sheltered and out of direct sunlight. There is a spectacular display of wild bee hotels here More about bumblebees and solitary bees here Information about the Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)
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