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we have a bee burying itself in our hanging basket compost, is it nesting ? and how do i avoid drowning it
any suggestions would be helpful




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it mite be a bee that lives on its own or it could be nesting . if i was you id watch for it to not be there or scare it of and just put a mulch of slate on top as it will move on when it realises it cant dig any more .

1 Jul, 2012

 

It's likely to be a solitary ground bee of some sort - dont' worry about drowning it, just water as normal - if conditions get too wet, it'll just fly out of the way, or move somewhere else.

1 Jul, 2012

 

thanks for advice on bee much appreciated

1 Jul, 2012

 

your more than welcome . id worry about the bee myself .

2 Jul, 2012

 

If it is one of the species of bumble bee they will nest in all sorts of places. I found one in a container last year. Could also be, as Bamboo says, be one of the solitary types. Both types are pretty harmless and the Bumble bee only uses the nest for one year.

2 Jul, 2012

 

i was thinking about being nice to the bee to lol cutsandgraz
love the name lol

2 Jul, 2012

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