04/05/2025
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We are now in the Bee season, bees swarm as a natural process of colony reproduction, where the Queen and a portion of the colony leave to establish a new home.
This occurs most often in spring and early summer when food is abundant and the colony is large. Swarms are usually a cluster of bees often on a tree or fence, and are generally not aggressive and are reluctant to sting, if you leave them alone, they will leave you alone. We desperately need Bees so look after these dear little creatures.
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This is a picture of a small early wasp nest.
These will be about golf ball size this time of year,  This is the initial phase of nest construction, before the colony grows significantly.
The queen wasp is the primary builder and lays eggs fertilised from the previous autumn.
An average wasp nest produces between 1,000 and 2,000 queens per season.
Wasp nests are often constructed in sheltered locations like under eaves, in wall or roof cavities, or within outbuildings.
The nest is built by the wasps scratching on wooden fencing or wood materials, The wood fibre is chewed and glued together with wasp saliva to form a sort of paper mâché material.
These constructions typically grow to football size and bigger.
Wasps also build nests in the ground and at the base of tree roots.

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