tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post5195967322849792868..comments2023-06-23T00:44:56.058-07:00Comments on Sinfonian's Garden Adventure: May 26, 2009Sinfonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973076975622726383noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-5542627795540620512009-05-27T14:07:01.000-07:002009-05-27T14:07:01.000-07:00I agree with Tim and Engineeredgarden... bumbles a...I agree with Tim and Engineeredgarden... bumbles are not aggressive like wasps or hornets and they will be gone by winter so I would just leave them well enough alone and just seal up the hole after the first hard freezes. I find bumbles fascinating in that it seems miraculous for them to fly such large bodies with such little wings!<br><br>Glad you got the Bt reminder from my posts. I try to do the broccoli about every 10 to 14 days to keep them green worm free. Works like a charm.KitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-84295212262023071052009-05-27T05:21:14.000-07:002009-05-27T05:21:14.000-07:00I wouldn't worry about it too much. Like Tim s...I wouldn't worry about it too much. Like Tim said, they'll eventually leave, and the hole can be repaired. I have carpenter bees, and just repair the holes they make too.engineeredgardennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-11531408218425059902009-05-27T03:59:49.000-07:002009-05-27T03:59:49.000-07:00You should build a hive and then have someone come...You should build a hive and then have someone come out and smoke them for you and transplant them.Blairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-91263423212300416592009-05-27T01:51:20.000-07:002009-05-27T01:51:20.000-07:00I totally understand your dilemma. I'm not fa...I totally understand your dilemma. I'm not far from the city you live in, and we don't have honey bees either, even though we're in the suburbs and only a few miles from a small farming community. I sat watching a bumble bee pollinate my tomatoes for quite some time yesterday and watching it made me smile.<br><br>We have mason bees every year in my kitchen garden window. They like to make their nests in the weep holes of the window. Unfortunately, when we open the windows that means they can fly right in the house. My husband used to kill them every year, but this year the kids are old enough to understand that they just need to leave them alone. If they get in the house, we just open all the doors until they find their way back out. Of course... they're just mason bees - it would be a different story if they were bumble bees or wasps.<br><br>My parents had a yellow jacket nest in the side of their house once. My dad built a large cage around the exit hole - they tried to get out to get food but couldn't because of the cage. Most died on the outside of the house, but within the cage. There were literally hundreds of them! During winter he cut into the exterior wall to see if there was much damage. There was a huge mess inside the wall that he had to clean up.<br><br>It would be sad to lose more bumble bees, but it is understandable if that is what you need to do to protect your children. Would it be possible to put a cage over the entrance when they are out and about pollinating? When they can't get back in, would they go build another nest somewhere else?Reneehttp://imaginationgarden.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-6791573582979773542009-05-27T00:47:37.000-07:002009-05-27T00:47:37.000-07:00There aren't any Carpenter Bees on the west co...There aren't any Carpenter Bees on the west coast. If they are bumblebees, please do not kill them. They will make a colony of no more than like 200 at most. The colony will be abandoned by Winter and you can seal up the entrance hole and forget about it. In the meantime, they are harmless and beneficial.<br>Now if they are wasps or hornets, I might still encourage you to let them be. But it's a different situation altogether.Tim Stoehrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-68716855186376642692009-05-26T21:05:28.000-07:002009-05-26T21:05:28.000-07:00Oh man! Hate to hear that the bees have set up ho...Oh man! Hate to hear that the bees have set up house IN YOUR HOUSE! I wonder if there is way you can run them out without killing them. I agree with Dan - maybe they are just carpenter bees.Judyhttp://www.ft2garden.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-26835091062244707002009-05-26T15:55:49.000-07:002009-05-26T15:55:49.000-07:00Oh dear....Oh dear....Toni (WyomingMom)http://mysquarefootgardenadventure.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-38865022194519388572009-05-26T14:33:42.000-07:002009-05-26T14:33:42.000-07:00You should check that you don't have carpenter...You should check that you don't have carpenter bees, they look really similar. Bumble bees usually nest in rotting wood well carpenter bees bore holes in wood. We have loads of wasp in our area, I think it is because of the a large river close by. We had yellow jackets nest in our attic a few years ago, that was entertaining. The pro's took care of them, if I tried I probably would have ended up with a swarm of bees in the house.Danhttp://veggiegardenblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com