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Bumble Bee House
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Posted by konrad___far_north 3 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 10, 06 at 0:42
I'm surprised, the house I have built for them is being used!
Taken a pic with a bumble was not so easy, with a blink of a eye, the bumble queen is in or out!
Konrad
Here, the queen is leaving the house.
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RE: Bumble Bee House
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| Would you be able to post the dimensions of the box and hole size? Thanks |
RE: Bumble Bee House
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Sure, give me some time, have to go out and mesure it up.
I have just taken appr. dimension from this video. http://mkat.iwf.de/mms/metafiles/02000018060220000000_lo.as
x If you have problem opening it, please search here for bumble bee video. Konrad |
RE: Bumble Bee House
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| Konrad, Couldn't open that video. Would love to know dimensions of your BB house. Tx. |
RE: Bumble Bee House
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| I would be very interested in making some bumble bee boxes. I love my bumbles nd want to keep them around! Thanks! |
RE: Bumble Bee House
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| The bumble bees in my yard have drilled holes in the underside of my arbor. For the longest time, i wondered how the holes got there until I saw one go inside. James |
RE: Bumble Bee House
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- Posted by gyozu 7 Winston-Salem, NC (My Page) on
Fri, Apr 23, 10 at 20:50
| Jamesy40: You might want to try and get a closer look. It is possible that your Bumble Bees are really Carpenter Bees. |
RE: Bumble Bee House
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Hopefully I get some dimension tomorrow, they are not at home, out in the nursery.
I set them on a fencepost facing west, about 4 feet up, I had luck the first season with one entry, [two boxes]
I figured, the fence wire make a kind of "ring", when the wind blows and this could disturb the bees,
I then moved them the following year onto a lone standing post but I had no nest this season.
Not sure what I will do this year, perhaps I move them onto a tree.
I don't think size is too critical, same with opening, I almost think the hole could be on the bottom too.
One could experiment with different design's.
I had clay pots buried into the ground with ends [hole] sticking up on a slant but no take.
Konrad |
RE: Bumble Bee House
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Ok... the house is made from 3/8 thick material, measurement to
the outside is 4" x 4" by 6" tall, the entrance hole 3/4".
The house is filled with paper insulation material, right up to the hole, from home depot.
Konrad |
RE: Bumble Bee House
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- Posted by rjinga middle ga, zone 8 (My Page) on
Sun, Apr 25, 10 at 9:59
| Do the bees just KNOW to get into this box? what's the appeal? do they stay there year round? |
RE: Bumble Bee House
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Queen bumbles constantly look for a new home in spring, If they find
what they're looking for they stay and start making a nest. They
stay for one season, new bumbles are raised and only from this brood
one or more queens will overwinter. I have seen one today when digging, transplanting trees,
a HUGE queen bumble came and checked out the
pile of dirt. Konrad |
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