Bees!

[Gray]

Over the past week or two, there has been an increased rate of bees coming into our house [Assumption is through the backdoor - as the bees usually sit in the kitchen window].

On the average day, we'd end up getting maybe 8-10 bees coming in on a daily basis, we dont kill them, we merely catch them/release them back outside. Since they're bees, they're full of awesome, so i wont kill them.

Anyway, on Monday night i relised that next to the backdoor/kitchen window, there is a device which was turned on which acts like a mosquito/insect repellent - All it does is emits a low frequency noise, much like those other pest control devices.

I figured, that because this is next to the window in question - it could be disorientating the bees confusing them, thus they end up getting stuck in the window. So i turned the repeller off. On Tuesday, not a single bee came in - So i thought "Cool! Looks like it may have been the reason..."

...Or maybe not.

Today i noticed one bee, which looked like it was dying, at the bottom of the window in question. I decided to leave it alone to see if by chance it would just get up and go on its own. An hour or so past and i forgot about this bee.

About an hour later, someone is at the door, and in the kitchen i heard this mighty buzzing noise. Obviously it was a bee, but i ignored it and just kept on with answering the door. Not long after, my mum comes home - She goes into the kitchen and says there was about 6 bees in the window. Eep. That was probably what was causing the loud buzzing earlier.

I am coming to the conclusion that there must be a bee nest or something close by, this has pretty much being going on for a week straight while its not raining. While its not raining the backdoor is generally left open [Because its quite humid at times plus the dog likes going into the garden]. We do have a small net thing over the door to block out any insects, however the bees seem to be manouevering past this.

I might go have a look and see where the bees might be coming from but 1] While i love bees, they still can scare the crap out of me if they fly towards me and 2] i wouldnt know where to look. I would assume bees like damp places, and with the weather we've been having its been somewhat fluctuating.

Calling out the bee people wouldnt be a method yet, unless something is definately found. I have my suspicions were bees might be[e], but our garden is large... Which leaves our shed and open garage - Which does have a bit of damp on the ceiling...

 

[mycenae]

if you call out the right bee people, they will find the nest and simply move it for you.....don't have 'em killed....we're short of bees as is!

 

[tris-]

Harvest the Bees and launch a Bee army and take over teh world.

 

[taB]

Put them to work in a hive and start making honey.

 

[rynnor]

If you find the nest on your property you could sell them - worth a few quid nowadays...

 

[Bugz]

I cannot stand bees & wasps.

Kill them all.

P.S - the nests just scare me when they go all cocoon like. Freaakkkyyy.

 

[Zenith.UK]

Like you say, bees are full of awesome!
Don't kill them, get in touch with an apiarist. Your local council environmental services dept should be able to put you in touch with one.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Hmm.

Bees you say?

*sits by TV to wait for news of Brit Isles disappearing*

 

[Lazarus]

cant you tag the bees with a radio transmitter and follow them when released ? :|

 

[Gray]

Found the Beehive! Or least mum and neighbour did this morning. Seems the hive is at the front of the house, wheeras the bees seem to find themselves coming through the backdoor.

But yeah, the hive is on the floor in some vent, i'll go have a looksie later on, but mum phoned the council and they said they wont help regarding taking it away, so we're just going to have to see what to do!

It seems theyre dying though, mum seen a lot of dead bees on the front, maybe only a few, thats when she checked around, but the ones in the back kitchen seem to be weak too, not able to fly very long.

 

[Jaberwocky]

Quick question are they Honey Bee's or native Black Bee's?

Contacting any local Bee Keeper's might help in saving and relocating the hive.

 

[Gray]

Bumblebees, the white-bottom common type [In this area anyway].

Checked for local beekeepers, it seems there is only one within about a 15mile radius, so they'll be our only option at present. I think it will be more of a nest than a hive though, whatever the difference is but nomatter!

 

[Raven]

Do not kill them whatever you do. There are few enough as it is, without them we are all fucked.

The bee keeper will probably be more than happy to help you remove them safely.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Do not kill them whatever you do. There are few enough as it is, without them we are all fucked.

Then again, it might be their time and humans should stop trying to forcefuck species into existance.

Just a thought

 

[Zenith.UK]

I take it you haven't seen "Bee Movie" Toht?
It's a kids film but the premise is sound.
If bees stopped working, what would pollinate flowers?
If flowers aren't pollinated, they don't grow into fruit.
If plants don't fruit, they have no seeds for the next generation.
No seeds means no plants.
No plants means no food.

Okay, so some plants are wind pollinated, but lots aren't.

I like bees. There's something relaxing about the buzzing sound while they're flitting from flower to flower.

 

[Gray]

Phoned up some beekeepers earlier, i also checked some websites too, it seems that because theyre bumblebees, a lot of beekeepers wont touch them due to being a protected species.

Spoke to one who said leave them alone, and they'll die out naturally in Autumn time. Since they're not causing a nuisence [Apart from being a pain in the arse when they fly in the kitchen] we should be fine.

One thing i did notice though is outside on our front is the Virgin box for our phone services. The phoneline goes into the hole where the bees nest is. Thankfully, Virgin are on my goodside after finally fixing my dodgy connection, but i swear to god, if they piss me off im gonna phone them! They'll be sorry!

 

[old.Tohtori]

I take it you haven't seen "Bee Movie" Toht?
It's a kids film but the premise is sound.
If bees stopped working, what would pollinate flowers?
If flowers aren't pollinated, they don't grow into fruit.
If plants don't fruit, they have no seeds for the next generation.
No seeds means no plants.
No plants means no food.

Okay, so some plants are wind pollinated, but lots aren't.

I like bees. There's something relaxing about the buzzing sound while they're flitting from flower to flower.

Nature always finds a way, if humans don't interfere.

I saw, last summer i think, a weird fly type of thing with a striped bum(bee style), except with gray/black stripes. Most likely a mutant of some form though.

In any case, some other seed carriers would start running about.

 

[Raven]

They aren't seed carriers they are pollen collectors, they spread the pollen as they go from plant to plant. Only so much gets carried on the wind. No pollenation, no new generation of plant.

 

[old.Tohtori]

They aren't seed carriers they are pollen collectors, they spread the pollen as they go from plant to plant. Only so much gets carried on the wind. No pollenation, no new generation of plant.

Ok, so i didn't write the correct beelogical term, the point stands though.

IF it's natures way to get rid of bees etc.

People have this tendency to play god and won't let nature run it's course.

Ofcourse someetimes humans f*ck up the nature, but even when humans don't, humans just mess up things 'cause they think "we're right".

 

[Raven]

Its not natures way of killing off bees though is it? Its humans way of destroying their habitat. There is even theory on the fact that magnetic signals from humans (phones, radio and whatever else) messes with a bees navigation so they can't find their way back to the hive.

I am far from being a green person but I can understand our dependence on other organisms, especially insects and I think where possible we should protect them and cause them as little destruction as possible.

Nature cannot simply replace the bees overnight, that's not how evolution works.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Nature cannot simply replace the bees overnight, that's not how evolution works.

No one said it would happen over night, but the earth will be fine, always has, always will. That's why i hate this "save the enviroment" bull. If they said "save the humans!", i'd listen as that's what it is. Earth will be fine and in smaller scale, nature will too.

Well, until something BIG happens.

In any case, if they prove we caused the bees to putter off, then fine, save away. If not, humans should learn not to meddle also.

 

[Ch3tan]

actually no one said anything about the planet toht, zenith clearly said -no bees, no plants, no food.

You are not just talking about humans, you are talking about an entire eco-system.

And as for the earth will be fine stuff, what is the point of the earth being fine if the life on it cannot exist on it?

 

[old.Tohtori]

actually no one said anything about the planet toht, zenith clearly said -no bees, no plants, no food.

You are not just talking about humans, you are talking about an entire eco-system.

And as for the earth will be fine stuff, what is the point of the earth being fine if the life on it cannot exist on it?

No humans = no care about rest also.

The planet will still be fine, it'll start over as before etc. I added the planet as a personal opinion on greenpipers.

And like i said, nature will find a way if bees go kaput.

If nature wants bees out of the way, humans shouldn't interfere.

TO CLEAR CONFUSION;

Humans can save and should watch out a bit, but they also should stop saving every damn thing. We can't evolve as a sentient species and keep nature "completely in check" at the same time. One has to bend and a middleground must be found.

 

[Ch3tan]

Explain how "nature" is killing off bees?

 

[old.Tohtori]

Explain how "nature" is killing off bees?

Things have gone extinct for eons.

Until they say "yup, it's us humans who did it, see here.", i don't take sides on which side is killing.

Another thing about greenpipers i hate(completely off this topic);

"we're destroying their habitats"
"Ok, how about we stop using single houses and move everyone in tighter quarters?"
"No! My house!"

Hypocrisy is quite high on the grenepiper camp.

 

[Ch3tan]

toht, you are making no sense what so ever, you are just making random points.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Ok, maybe you'll get this;

If bees are killed by nature(as it has on previous species), we should fek off out of its way.

If we're killing bees, nature will find a way to compensate.

Simple.

It's not random points, you just read it as such. Mainly 'cause you pick one single line out of context that you can criticize on.

For common good; that's my final opinion; people interfere too much at times in their quest to "save the planet", which is just just an excuse because they want to save themselves.

 

[Tom]

Bees aren't the only insects which pollinate flowers.

 

[Gray]

Bastards. Just come back from being out and noticed someone has put a white substance/powder outside the opening to where the bees are. No idea what it is but mum is [Bravely?] going to try and clean it up.

There was also a huge bee in the kitchen before, almost twice the size of a normal bumblebee, it has me wondering if that was the Queen - At the time i moved the bee in the garden though, this was before we found this white substance on the floor.

Its very suspicious. Not many people know about this, just a few family members and the neighbours.

Bastards for this though, the bees where not doing anything, and over the past couple of weeks they have been quiet except for this solitary bee earlier on.

 

[Tom]

Its bee shit. Your mum has been playing with bee shit.