Bumble bee invasion.

[Milzy]

Have a nest in the front of house. Hole through the mortar. They are not been annoying or anything really.
Should I just let them leave then cement up the round hole in the bricks?
I think Bumbles use a different place the next year.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Have a nest in the front of house. Hole through the mortar. They are not been annoying or anything really.
Should I just let them leave then cement up the round hole in the bricks?
I think Bumbles use a different place the next year.

Leave them be(e), unless they become a threat/nuisance.

 

[vickster]

Leave them be, they are crucial for the environment and do no harm

 

[cookiemonster]

Have a nest in the front of house. Hole through the mortar. They are not been annoying or anything really.
Should I just let them leave then cement up the round hole in the bricks?
I think Bumbles use a different place the next year.

Leave them. They're important pollinators that are in trouble. They won't harm you.

 

[craigwend]

Leave them bee...

 

[Dogtrousers]

Leave them bee...

They're well behived

 

[Milzy]

They are big but seem to be very polinate & friendly.

 

[wafter]

Consider that they might be masonary bees (we have these slowly eating the mortar on the house) but either way as others have suggested they should be left well alone

 

[PaulSB]

Please let them be, they will leave when they're ready. Our wild bee population has been in decline for years. Generally speaking only the queen will survive and overwinter. She will move on somewhere else for next year's nest.

 

[Milzy]

Consider that they might be masonary bees (we have these slowly eating the mortar on the house) but either way as others have suggested they should be left well alone

No, my guys are traditional bumble beasts.

 

[lazybloke]

About time neonicotinoid pesticides were actually banned, instead of being allowed through under emergency authorisations (year after year). Unfortunately this would have implications for crop yields.


Spot-on flea treatments have the same pesticides. Not good to let your dog swim in ponds.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Have a nest in the front of house. Hole through the mortar. They are not been annoying or anything really.
Should I just let them leave then cement up the round hole in the bricks?
I think Bumbles use a different place the next year.

Have a look locally for Beekeepers, they'd probably come and remove them or a few £££. I had a a hive once in an older house, I got someone to come around with a new hive, then did 'bee whispering' things and they all moved into it and they left.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

You could buzz them through your front door if they run out of space.