We've still got quite a few around here but we are in the *** end of nowhere and a lot of organic ground around us. Loss of bees terrifies me, we're stuffed without them, plus I like the little furry bumblers.
I have saved quite a few bees by giving them a drink of sweet water and then putting them onto a flowering plant. They need all the help we can give them. I read ages ago we are having to import them from somewhere (can't remember where).
I have noticed a sharp decline in numbers, in my patch and poor harvests that follow.
They are small but play a vital part in keeping a balanced ecosystem and more must be done to increase their numbers.
// Buzzing round your face for no apparent reason.//
When the bees were occupying my eaves if I stood nearby a single bee would always come and fly round me as though giving me an inspection.
EDDIE Bumble bees hibernate, honey bees do not. Although honey bees and bumble bees are very closely related, their winter behaviors are very different. A colony of honey bees will live throughout the entire winter, actively keeping the nest warm and safe. ... Only the queen bumble bees hibernate until spring.
Very happy to see our wisteria absolutely buzzing with bees this year .....it's been beautiful inspite of very little rain and the past few days has been a hive of industry
(Pardon the pun)