reddan Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Recently we have found a number of bees that appear to be dead on the window sill of my young daughter room. Windows don't get opened very often (daughters is a climber) so they can't have got in from there. Not 100% sure they were dead but they look really young. Don't know much about bees does it sound like there is a nest somewhere or am i worrying about nothing? The look like the have a round smooth bum if that helps id at all. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Sound more like hover flies to me. Google it for a pic. Completely harmless and were trying to get out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddan Posted March 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Sound more like hover flies to me. Google it for a pic. Completely harmless and were trying to get out. Looked at some pictures online and not convinced. It would have helped if I took a picture of them I guess. They reminded me of small honey bees but i can't find a picture of them either, of course if they turn out to be hover flies I will feel like a plum. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 No need to feel like a plum, they look very similar. I might struggle to tell the difference myself sometimes. Easiest way to tell them apart is that hover flies hover and make a very different buzzing noise. Neither of which are much help when they are dead. There has been a lot of hover flies around lately as the warm weather brings them back to life after hibernation. I haven't seen any honey bees at all yet, plenty of bumble bees, but I'm reckoning you will know what they look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Could be Mason Bees? They're quite small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Could be Mason Bees? They're quite small. Are them the ones with a compass and square on them instead of stripes and have a funny handshake ATB figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddan Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Could be Mason Bees? They're quite small. I think we have a winner having just seen a picture online. Cheers What is a bit of a worry is this extract from wikipedia:- They are named from their habit of making compartments of mud in their nests, which are made in hollow reeds or holes in wood made by wood boring insects. :blink: Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boromir Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 What type of lights have you got? I had about a dozen wasps dead in a corner of a room, the only way I could think they came from was through the edges of the halogen lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddan Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 What type of lights have you got? I had about a dozen wasps dead in a corner of a room, the only way I could think they came from was through the edges of the halogen lights. Normal energy saving bulbs. My latest theory is that they have come through the trickle vent of the window. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 I think we have a winner having just seen a picture online. Cheers What is a bit of a worry is this extract from wikipedia:- They are named from their habit of making compartments of mud in their nests, which are made in hollow reeds or holes in wood made by wood boring insects. :blink: Dan Not really a worry, mason bees are solitary bees, they don't swarm and rarely sting. I have loads of red and blue mason bees on my land, heres a pic of the red mason bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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