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12-07-2008, 01:15 PM
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| |  Where do Bees and Wasps go when it's wet ?
Bees and Wasps are frequent visitors to our garden in the Summer months. During the last few days though it's been raining very hard and I haven't seen any. Would Honey Bees stay with the colony ? What about food ? Where do the big Bumblebees go ?
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12-07-2008, 01:32 PM
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| | | Re: Where do Bees and Wasps go when it's wet ?
When it is cold they shut down and rest, they hide in crevices and flower buds ( I found that out one day while dead heading a rose and got stung ) anywhere drier and warmer  |
12-07-2008, 01:59 PM
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| | | Re: Where do Bees and Wasps go when it's wet ?
Thanks for reply. I guess it makes sense that they go somewhere drier and warmer. If they sort of shut down then maybe they don't worry about food at that time.
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25-08-2008, 09:15 PM
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| | | Re: Where do Bees and Wasps go when it's wet ?
Our bees stay inside the hive when it's raining or cold - they only emerge when it's warm. |
25-08-2008, 09:17 PM
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| | | Re: Where do Bees and Wasps go when it's wet ?
Interesting question, sorry about the sting |
25-08-2008, 10:00 PM
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| | | Re: Where do Bees and Wasps go when it's wet ?
They sometimes get caught out in the rain... as this B. pascuorum (common carder bee) would probably admit. I only took the photo the other day... just after a night of rain. Or maybe he/she was just having a bad hair day? 
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26-08-2008, 03:05 PM
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| | | Re: Where do Bees and Wasps go when it's wet ?
She had to have some food first before she sorted her hair/fur out | | |
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