>Bumble bees sometimes use old mouse nests for their homes according to
what >I've read. It seems doubtful those have been sterilized before the
bumble
>bees moved in.
>

I chased a bumble bee away from a hay pile in my garden this afternoon...
it was poking around, crawling into the pile- obviously looking for a place
to build a nest. I whacked at it with a piece of asparagus and it flew
away. I didn't want it hunkering down there because I'll be tearing that
pile apart soon. It made me want to put up some attractive low-rent housing
for bumble bees. The description I've read about was to take a 6" clay
flower pot or something thereabouts, poke 3/4" hole in the side, turn it
upside down and put a flat rock on top to hold it down and cover the drain
hole, then put an old mouse nest or similar fluffy stuff inside.

I'll let you know if I am successful :)

George-
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George Fergusson
Whitefield, Maine
Raise Bees! No Fencing!

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