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There was an article in the Times a while back that was very pro-hornet. It mentioned an occasion when the writer was asked to remove a hornets' nest from a friend's property. As they were quite docile, he picked up the nest, put it in a box, put the box on the back seat of his car and took the nest into a nearby wood.
Without any protection except gloves and without being stung.
In my view the only good thing about hornets is that they are big, so easily spotted and zapped.
Without any protection except gloves and without being stung.
In my view the only good thing about hornets is that they are big, so easily spotted and zapped.
Narcisus said:
Lotobear said:
...wondering of some of these sightings have been confused with horntails (giant wood wasp)? Fearsome looking beasties but totally harmless
Not me it was a Hornet all right I have the video Come to think of it I have one on my phone somewhere when I had one in the kitchen, scared the bejesus out of me when it came near and I'm a beekeeper!! ...........................................
dickymint said:
Now you tell us! Post it up man or at least a couple of stills
Come to think of it I have one on my phone somewhere when I had one in the kitchen, scared the bejesus out of me when it came near and I'm a beekeeper!! ...........................................
I’m in the Canaries at mo will stick it on YouTube when I get back to hotel Come to think of it I have one on my phone somewhere when I had one in the kitchen, scared the bejesus out of me when it came near and I'm a beekeeper!! ...........................................
Here you go …
https://youtube.com/shorts/GJnwxaLR-8A?si=HVgAI2TF...
Edited by Narcisus on Tuesday 21st May 16:24
Narcisus said:
dickymint said:
Now you tell us! Post it up man or at least a couple of stills
Come to think of it I have one on my phone somewhere when I had one in the kitchen, scared the bejesus out of me when it came near and I'm a beekeeper!! ...........................................
I’m in the Canaries at mo will stick it on YouTube when I get back to hotel Come to think of it I have one on my phone somewhere when I had one in the kitchen, scared the bejesus out of me when it came near and I'm a beekeeper!! ...........................................
Here you go …
https://youtube.com/shorts/GJnwxaLR-8A?si=HVgAI2TF...
Edited by Narcisus on Tuesday 21st May 16:24
dickymint said:
Narcisus said:
dickymint said:
Now you tell us! Post it up man or at least a couple of stills
Come to think of it I have one on my phone somewhere when I had one in the kitchen, scared the bejesus out of me when it came near and I'm a beekeeper!! ...........................................
I’m in the Canaries at mo will stick it on YouTube when I get back to hotel Come to think of it I have one on my phone somewhere when I had one in the kitchen, scared the bejesus out of me when it came near and I'm a beekeeper!! ...........................................
Here you go …
https://youtube.com/shorts/GJnwxaLR-8A?si=HVgAI2TF...
Edited by Narcisus on Tuesday 21st May 16:24
Narcisus said:
dickymint said:
Narcisus said:
dickymint said:
Now you tell us! Post it up man or at least a couple of stills
Come to think of it I have one on my phone somewhere when I had one in the kitchen, scared the bejesus out of me when it came near and I'm a beekeeper!! ...........................................
I’m in the Canaries at mo will stick it on YouTube when I get back to hotel Come to think of it I have one on my phone somewhere when I had one in the kitchen, scared the bejesus out of me when it came near and I'm a beekeeper!! ...........................................
Here you go …
https://youtube.com/shorts/GJnwxaLR-8A?si=HVgAI2TF...
Edited by Narcisus on Tuesday 21st May 16:24
We have a colony near us as we seem them quite regularly and they bang into the windows in the evenings. I think they are cool to see & never had any problems with them. They seem a lot less aggressive than normal wasps.
I found what I thought was a queen hibernating in our log store, tried not to disturb her so hopefully she made it through the winter.
I found what I thought was a queen hibernating in our log store, tried not to disturb her so hopefully she made it through the winter.
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