Re: Advice to give on moving bumble bees

Steve New****t  <steven@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Just a general question but is it possible/reasonable/easy 
> to dig up Bumble Bee nests that have set themselves up in 
> compost heaps and undergournd (in the open where 
> roots/concrete aren't an issue).
>
> A few people have asked where they have this problem and 
> where they need the nest gone because they are re-landscaping.

Bumble Bees are a beneficial species.  If you want to 
move a nest, I suggest you do so in the dead of winter.
Otherwise you could be subject to a vicious attack.

There are people who will come out, attract the bees,
and remove them.  Someone did this for me years ago.

Handling hives of any species is not a DIY project.

Dick