Bees nesting in my garden!

[weestimpy]

Hi, i appear to have a nest underneath a flower pot right by my front room window. They look like regular bees but i don't know anything about bee's.First i knew was a bee burrowing into the pot with a piece of leaf.It did take me by surprise as i've not seen that before.
Ideally i'd like to know what sort of thing to do to move them as i have a two week old child and other young children, however i'm also incredibly aware the our bee's need to be protected and i don't wish to cause them any harm.
Thankyou

[JRsbugs]

Hello weestimpy,

It will be Megachile bees, or Leafcutter bees. I have never known them to be aggressive, but with young children I know how it would be difficult to make them aware of them. You could try to tell them, I doubt it would be any bother to your two week old. The females often check me out until they are used to me, but they don't come very close, they usually hover around at a distance then shoot off!

I wonder if you could try moving the pot a little at a time after dark so they don't get confused as to where the nest is. They will probably move to another place after utilising the pot, they fill a narrow space usually, such as stems. Some people have bee hotels with bamboo canes or holes drilled in wood.

Janet

[weestimpy]

Hi, thankyou, i have now noticed four bee sized holes around the pot and because of the cracks in my lawn am wondering whether it's not under the pot.I have no issue at all with them and am fascinated by them. As I have now read up on leafcutter bees i'll just leave them alone,i was just concerned i'd suddenly have a colony of bees sat next to my front room.All i'll do now is get my camera ready and photograph the queen as she lands with more leaf.
Thankyou for your help