[dba-Tech] FW: Bumblebee decline

These are not the kind of bees that beekeepers deal with. Those are a
different animal.

Supposedly they don't use the same nest over again. But they may have
a nest CLOSE to the previous one. So we won't know until spring if we
are free of them for 2010.

GK

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:
> One nest more or less won't make a difference but that anaphylactic shock
> thing really ruins your whole day.
>
> Maybe you can call a local beekeeper and have them relocated to a nice field
> of clover somewhere.
>
> Rocky
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:32 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] FW: Bumblebee decline
>
> I had a nest of Bumblebees living under my front step all summer. Was
> wishing they would go away but I didn't disturb them as I know they are
> valuable to the environment. I did have to take out a couple individuals who
> attacked me and my wife. Self defense.
>
> I'm hoping they find a new home next year. My wife Marty has stated that
> they won't be tolerated another year.
>
> GK
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Max Wanadoo <max.wanadoo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
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>> Max
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>> Feed: BBC (UK) Homepage main promotional content Posted on: 22 October
>> 2009 15:31
>> Author: BBC (UK) Homepage main promotional content
>> Subject: Bumblebee decline
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>> Bumblebees pollinate many crops and flowers that honeybees don't touch,
> but like them have suffered similar 'colony collapse'. Can anything be done
> to halt or reverse their decline?
>>
>>
>> View article... <http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/programmes/b00n8pdk>
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