How do tree bumblebee queens evict nesting birds?

How do tree bumblebee queens evict nesting birds?

Great tits are known predators of bumblebees It is known that great tits (Parus major) will predate bumblebees, as filmed by S O’Connor as part of her research about the nesting ecology of bumblebees and Forster-Johnson, A.P. 2002. She mentions that they even...
A bumblebee nest box through time by Nurturing Nature

A bumblebee nest box through time by Nurturing Nature

A Bumblebee nest box through time 2011-2019 I got the idea from the BBC 2 TV programme “A house through time” presented by David Olusoga, a Professor of Public History. A house in Liverpool, my old home city, in one house, 62 Faulkner Street, told the...
Who is living in your wild bee/bug hotel workshop? Review

Who is living in your wild bee/bug hotel workshop? Review

 Wild Bee Management Workshop for the Carbon Landscape Partnership FeedBack 3/11/18 Topics covered, included bumblebee and solitary bee nest boxes, species that use them, attracting bees, nest designs, pests, predators and their management, hygiene, other residents of...
Who is living in your wild bee/bug hotel workshop?

Who is living in your wild bee/bug hotel workshop?

Wild Bee Management Workshop for the Carbon Landscape Partnership George Pilkington from Nurturing Nature will teach us all about bee hygiene, why bug hotels are great for bugs but bee homes need their own space. George will teach us all about his specially designed...
Bombus vestalis cuckoo bee visits active B. hypnorum nest. Why?

Bombus vestalis cuckoo bee visits active B. hypnorum nest. Why?

Bombus vestalis the lodging cuckoo bee  Initially, the Nurturing Nature nest box was first occupied by a queen Bombus hortorum, in my garden. Little did I know that it was going to be the scene of several crimes, including theft, burglary, deception and possibly...
Bee Hotels, Hygiene and Maintenance Workshop Cumbria Wildlife Trust

Bee Hotels, Hygiene and Maintenance Workshop Cumbria Wildlife Trust

Bee Hotels, Hygiene and Maintenance 29/8/18 Cumbria Wildlife Trust George Pilkington from Nurturing Nature will teach us all about bee hygiene, why bug hotels are great for bugs but bee homes need their own space. George will teach us all about his specially designed...