Re: Nesting Box Occupants

Streuth Cor Blimey <nil@xxxxxxxxx> wrote

"Gordon" <Gordon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote

This BT is a plucky little beggar, and was fighting the bee tonight as
dusk fell. It seemed to drive the bee out at one point, but it
returned, and the BT started getting the worst of it, preening as though
it had been stung, and dropped through the shrub surrounding the nest box.

Finally as I thought it had given up, and as the light was getting too bad
for the camcorder, the BT slipped back into the nest box, and apparently
the bee must have settled down below the nest bedding.
I had stopped recording at that point, and only saw this drama about 10pm.

Any advice or suggestions to help the poor bloody BT would be welcome.
My lady friend suggested I go out with my Supersoaker water pistol I got
to deal with cats....

I would cheerfully swat the bee if I got the chance. :-(
--
Gordon Harris

If it's a bee, then it usually dies after stinging.

I don't think that applies to Bumble bees. I thought they could sting repeatedly? Anyway, this one was still giving the BT trouble around 7am today!
--
Gordon Harris
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