Well if you still see them that does not mean its the same colony. there could be many diff colonies around the neighborhood.
workers will travel a long distance away from the nest to forage for food.
And it is my understanding that only a few species of bees/wasps will relocate their nest (including vespa crabro and apis melifera) but bumble bees do not
The nest grew to a crowded size. (See video May 22)If the hive all died would I not see all the bees dead inside the Bird house? I guess we should have counted how many we saw dead it was not more than five. I was stung twice during the filming, I had no reaction to their sting and it hurt for only an hour.
wow do you live in the UK? if not then the nest should not have died by July. it was most likely parasitized by wax worms and it died early. bumble bees dont "move" their nests from place to place.
I still see this same type of bee active in our area. the locals believe they move on when their food source is gone.The Rhodo's they were feeding on were finished blooming. See the first video where we discover them. I document the temperature outside and the date discovered.
Well if you still see them that does not mean its the same colony. there could be many diff colonies around the neighborhood.
workers will travel a long distance away from the nest to forage for food.
And it is my understanding that only a few species of bees/wasps will relocate their nest (including vespa crabro and apis melifera) but bumble bees do not
maculifrons 3 years ago
The nest grew to a crowded size. (See video May 22)If the hive all died would I not see all the bees dead inside the Bird house? I guess we should have counted how many we saw dead it was not more than five. I was stung twice during the filming, I had no reaction to their sting and it hurt for only an hour.
8585747 3 years ago
wow do you live in the UK? if not then the nest should not have died by July. it was most likely parasitized by wax worms and it died early. bumble bees dont "move" their nests from place to place.
maculifrons 3 years ago
I still see this same type of bee active in our area. the locals believe they move on when their food source is gone.The Rhodo's they were feeding on were finished blooming. See the first video where we discover them. I document the temperature outside and the date discovered.
8585747 3 years ago