A busy morning. I had bought some open mesh floor material so the nice dry day seemed ideal to convert the base of my WBC from solid to open floor with a plywood slide underneath to close it off as required. Despite the bait and lemongrass no bees had taken up residence and its always easier to make alteration to an empty house.
Midway through the job I noticed three or four bees nosing round the inner boxes which I had stacked adjacent to the breeze blocks I use as a base. One or two flowers are opening on the dog roses which might be the reason we have visitors.
Just after mid day the phone went "I saw your advert and I think I have a bees nest in my lobby ceiling". As it was only in the next village I went to look. There were mason bees in the wall above the back door and a hole behind the fascia board at high level with a couple of bumblebees in and out to the tune of one every three minutes.
I suggested they might like to share with the bumbles and enjoy the sight of them going harmlessly about their business, even being beneficial to the garden.
Midway through the job I noticed three or four bees nosing round the inner boxes which I had stacked adjacent to the breeze blocks I use as a base. One or two flowers are opening on the dog roses which might be the reason we have visitors.
Just after mid day the phone went "I saw your advert and I think I have a bees nest in my lobby ceiling". As it was only in the next village I went to look. There were mason bees in the wall above the back door and a hole behind the fascia board at high level with a couple of bumblebees in and out to the tune of one every three minutes.
I suggested they might like to share with the bumbles and enjoy the sight of them going harmlessly about their business, even being beneficial to the garden.
