Courtney, the county Pest Controller and I are on a bit of a mission.
Despite apparent public concern about the plight of bees, Courtney tells me most people with a 'swarm' [which could be anything], just want rid of them from their garden, dead or alive.
Courtney would like the latter but the houseowner often prefers the former.
Although honey bees are more 'saleable' even they are not easy to get rid of so most have to be destroyed.
This seems a terrible shame and so any unwanted honey bee swarms are going to be taken to Scald End.
A local school reported a 'swarm' in a bird box on their grounds. It turned out to be bumblebees.
Bumblebees do not swarm and they are the least aggressive bee there is. Despite this they had to go. Why they couldn't just stay there I don't know.
The bird box was put in a box which I collected and stuck it on a post at the end of my garden.
Next thing I know Courtney is called out to another bumblebee swarm and I find an ice cream container of bees and eggs on my doorstep.
There were lots of eggs and some live bees and these were put in an empty bird box and added to our growing collection of bee nests in our garden.
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