- Joined
- Jun 14, 2023
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- Location
- Surrey, England
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 14
Starting to see the occasional wasp now. A couple have been checking the hives, but took off sharpish due to strong colony numbers.
Same here.Virtually no wasps here. Very few cabbage white butterflies and very few bumble bees which normally are bobbing about on the lavender by now as it is in full bloom here.
Same here.
My neighbour told me they’d seen a couple of hornets drinking at their pond. He was pleased to tell me they weren’t the Asian ones “but we killed them just in case”.
I had already educated them - that’s why they knew it wasn’t “the bad type” - that makes it worse really
Please tell me you educated them so they don’t do it again?
I had already educated them - that’s why they knew it wasn’t “the bad type” - that makes it worse really![]()
I suspect we may well be the first species to die out as a result of being to stupid to survive !
I may be onto something here….I saw a single worker wasp today, possibly for the first time this year. I suspect it was attracted to my prawn sandwich.
James
I like these! One of the few I know by its proper name: Volucella zonaria.Other than that, this large Hornet mimic hoverfly has been hanging around in front of the hive, apparently baffled by the underfloor entrance.
I've read they lay eggs inside beehives, with no undue effects to the colony.
My first wasp sighting this year was handed to me on my dinner plate last night. My host was quite unapologetic, apparently assuming that my relationship with insects included sharing my meal with this uninvited guest.I saw a single worker wasp today, possibly for the first time this year. I suspect it was attracted to my prawn sandwich.
James
You need to drink it quicker!Had wasps buzzing around my cider on Sunday.
I may be onto something here….
I was taking individual brood frames of capped honey from a hive today and decided to blow the bees off instead of using a brush. Blowing on them proved extremely effective. I think it may be to do with the Marmite sandwich I’d had just beforehand….
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