How to move a small bee hive

[shih tzu faced]

ScotHill said:

It being World Bee Day on Friday put my initial plan of pouring boiling water on it in perspective.

Isn’t that some kind of special toilet for cleaning your bum?

[ScotHill]

shih tzu faced said:

Isn’t that some kind of special toilet for cleaning your bum?

Not with boiling water, I hope not.

[shih tzu faced]

ScotHill said:

Not with boiling water, I hope not.

Oh bee hive yourself

I’ll stop now

[Simpo Two]

The usual answer to this is to call a beekeeper who will take then away and add them to his stock somewhere else.

As for the '3 feet' rule, which could be true, that may not mean you can move them 3 feet every day... their GPS might get flummoxed.

[ScotHill]

Simpo Two said:

The usual answer to this is to call a beekeeper who will take then away and add them to his stock somewhere else.

They're a tiny group of non-honey bees so no beekeepers are going to be bothered about them. Can probably move them a foot every couple of days, if they struggle with that then no wonder they're going extinct.

[Silvanus]

ScotHill said:

Simpo Two said:

The usual answer to this is to call a beekeeper who will take then away and add them to his stock somewhere else.

They're a tiny group of non-honey bees so no beekeepers are going to be bothered about them. Can probably move them a foot every couple of days, if they struggle with that then no wonder they're going extinct.

Moving them will be unsuccessful, as mentioned previously. Its not a nice neat bee hive it will be a nest in the ground, buff tailed bumblebees aren't going extinct, doesn't mean moving a nest is a good idea though

[Jambo85]

Beekeeper here - agree that local beekeepers are unlikely to be interested as these are some kind of bumble. And the nest will be abandoned by about July, and best strategy is to leave it where it is with an upturned bucket or plant pot over it ensuring there is a gap for them to get in and out.

[Silvanus]

Jambo85 said:

Beekeeper here - agree that local beekeepers are unlikely to be interested as these are some kind of bumble. And the nest will be abandoned by about July, and best strategy is to leave it where it is with an upturned bucket or plant pot over it ensuring there is a gap for them to get in and out.

Glad a beekeeper came on with the same advice