Ground Nesting Bees

[Aaron Foord]

Does anyone know of anyone who can remove a ground bees nest? I tried SIC but apparently they do everything else but don't do bees. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated!

Edited September 1, 2015 by Aaron Foord

[cicero]

hello / are they bumble bees / if so they are relatively harmless and endangered / why not leave them as they sometimes go on their own

[Urabug]

Bees are protected and understand it is possible to be prosecuted if you desturb them.

 

Had the same problem some years ago and this was what i was told.

 

The bees eventually moved there nest somewhere else,probably not to far away as i still see plenty.

 

I do not care for them myself but they do an essential job keeping plants pollinated and after watching an excellent documentary on TV sometime ago I will not harm them in anyway if i can help it.

 

They will not harm you,just try to ignore them they have other things they prefer to bite into rather than you. 

[Urabug]

Correction-- bees are not protected but never the less I was also told by the Council that they were some years ago..

[Ghostrider]

Never heard of any way of getting rid of them that didn't piss them off no end - evictions tend to be that way with everybody though. On the ground they tend to favour places that are a wilderness of old dried out vegitation, and finding the nest among that without accidentally upsetting it is a feat in itself.

 

Come this time of year probably best to just try and keep on living with them if you can, as they're unlikely to last much more than a couple of weeks or so now. Then clear the ground where they were before next spring, and chances are they'll set up shop elsewhere next year.