swift eating my bees

[Mosquito]

Was watching 4 swifts eating taking the odd bee today.
They must of had around 40 bees.
Also saw my 1st Hornet.

 

[hedgerow pete]

shout at the birds and stay well away from hornets, evil has wings, but saying that great fun to play with , whilst using a badminton racket

 

[jezd]

Was watching 4 swifts eating taking the odd bee today.
They must of had around 40 bees.
Also saw my 1st Hornet.

ditto, had swallows taking them for weeks here, sparrows having fun too.

you should have taken a pic of the hornet and report the spotting, it may get you famous as some are very rare!!!

Jez

 

[Mosquito]

I have Hornets every year around my hive.
They are European Hornet.
I kill them, if I see them.

 

[jezd]

perfect, i kill buterflies if i see em

 

[Mission]

"perfect, i kill buterflies if i see em"

Mate - I am sure that it is illegal to kill a flutterby!!

 

[jezd]

"perfect, i kill buterflies if i see em"

Mate - I am sure that it is illegal to kill a flutterby!!

rubbish, cabbage whites die die (just cabbage whites mind)

 

[Heather]

Are these hornets the hive threatening ones??
I thought those we should worry about were the European evil ones. The hornets we have are just like huge wasps. If they are not in a nest near a hive do they need to die - and isn't killing cabbage whites rascist???

 

[East Yorks New Bee]

Are these hornets the hive threatening ones??
I thought those we should worry about were the European evil ones. The hornets we have are just like huge wasps. If they are not in a nest near a hive do they need to die - and isn't killing cabbage whites rascist???

Well I'm not rascist I would kill "cabbage blacks" too if the were eating my baby cabbages

 

[Mosquito]

Are these hornets the hive threatening ones??
I thought those we should worry about were the European evil ones. The hornets we have are just like huge wasps. If they are not in a nest near a hive do they need to die

The Giant Hornet attacks the Beehives.
1/2in Bigger then the our European hornet.

I have seen the hornet on the landing board and take the odd bee.

 

[MJBee]

Everyone is concerned about the gradual spread north of the asian hornet, to the extent that the equipment suppliers are now offering "hornet guard" which acts like a mouse guard allowing bees in but not the asian hornet.
I have not seen any hornets asian or european yet but they WILL arrive eventually, they have been reported in the south of the Dordogne department.
Mike