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Friday, June 02, 2017
My latest video: What to do if you have bees in your garden
In May and June each year, lots of people contact me as a beekeeper (and councillor) for advice on what to do about bee colonies in gardens and walls. At the risk of getting a load of abuse from Labour about my lifestyle, I've put together a short video about what is going on with the bees and what to do in response.
It's Dave Peckett ex 87 Napier Road (now in Rosebud Close) your ex neighbour for 15 years, I have a building wasps nest in my back garden, getting bigger by the day. Council have quoted 100 quid. I am currently disabled with a horrible thing called Chung Strauss Syndrome but want to do something so I can get back into my garden. Would a garden hose do it? Best always Dave
Hello David. I wouldn't advise a garden hose! You may end up with a lot of angry wasps! Sadly, this is one for the professionals. You could leave them as the colony will die out in the autumn but the wasps will go through a phase in the later summer when they aggressively chase after anything sweet.
I did not know that you had bumble bees in the UK. I thought they were North American.
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It's Dave Peckett ex 87 Napier Road (now in Rosebud Close) your ex neighbour for 15 years, I have a building wasps nest in my back garden, getting bigger by the day. Council have quoted 100 quid. I am currently disabled with a horrible thing called Chung Strauss Syndrome but want to do something so I can get back into my garden. Would a garden hose do it? Best always Dave
Hello David. I wouldn't advise a garden hose! You may end up with a lot of angry wasps! Sadly, this is one for the professionals. You could leave them as the colony will die out in the autumn but the wasps will go through a phase in the later summer when they aggressively chase after anything sweet.
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