Bees
The bumble bee and her distant cousin the honey bee are often
confused. Many people believe that they both provide our
honey. But the information pages below highlight the vast
differences.
Honey Bee
Honey bees can form colonies of tens of thousands. The honey
bee is not normally a pest, producing the honey for our morning
toast and pollinating our crops and flowers. These bees are
usually cared for by beekeepers.
However, wild colonies, or swarms that leave a hive to
start a new colony can cause considerable consternation to
those whose building they may choose as temporary accommodation.
When bees are swarming they are usually very docile. They
will form a clump hanging from a branch or similar structure
while sending out 'scouts' to search for a suitable permanent
home. Only if they choose an unsuitable (to us) place for
their new home are they be regarded as pests.
More information
on the Honey BeeClick Here
Bumble Bee
Bumble bees are largely harmless.
Although the queen and workers have stings they rarely use
them unless strongly provoked. Bumble bee colonies are much
smaller than those of honey bees.
We suggests that no action be taken against bumble bee colonies.
If the nest is somewhere unsuitable, eg. nests are often
to be found in clumps of grass on an uncut lawn, then it
might be possible to move the nest so that the grass can
be cut.
There are several species of bumble bees found in the UK
and Ireland. They are easy to differentiate from honey bees
because of their rounder, hairier bodies and their prominent
black and yellow or black and red stripes.
More Information on the Bumble BeeClick
Here ..
Every
Thing About - Bees www.everythingabout.net
This project is devoted to everything you can see around. Everything
About hope it'll be an ever-growing project. There are seven subsections
everything about bees, wasps, arachnids, beetles, bus, spiders and flies.
Bee Care www.beecare.com
A complete learning centre about Apiary, An encyclopedia of Bees and
more. Well referenced..