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We have around 30 or so bees (look like small honey/masonry bees) hovering around and going into an air brick near the eaves. The cavity they're interested in might be the entire wall or just an area between the airbrick and our sealed off loft. The roof is lined. Is it a case of live and let live or should we call the exterminator? Would rather leave them if they're not going to cause damage.
I'd leave them BUT if any of your rooms have ventilation holes on that same wall I'd be a bit cautious, speaking from experience of waking up in a bee filled room.
Eventually, yes.
Eventually, yes.
From a bee related death or other causes?
Bees do kill more people than sharks 😉
How odd. Conditions over winter or whatever must have been perfect for these little fellas. Got two big expanses of brickwork on two different factories that are currently under very busy use by bees. They're using the weep holes for the cavity trays as access.
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We've had bumblebees for the last 2 summers - under loft insulation directly over our bedroom. Noisy droning buggers who will be getting evicted if they come back in that location this year.
Removed the empty nest remains over winter and they now appear to be "somewhere" in the attic but can't find exactly where (or hear them downstairs which is the main thing). They didn't build the nest from chomped up wood like wasps so probably not doing any damage.
If they are African bees, you are as good as dead......
Masonery bees are solitary, I think, and thus unlikely to be seen hanging out together - solitary bees are fine because they don't have a nest to defend, they're pretty chilled. Honey bees I wouldn't mind as long as there's no bee/Pondo interaction, I'd get in touch with a bee keeper type to Pied Piper them away.
Bees do kill more people than sharks
If it was 30 or so sharks hovering around the eaves, THEN I'd be scared. 🙂
I've had bumblebee lodgers in the wall cavity (or possibly an unused chimney) for six years. One or two a year may blunder into the bathroom, and are easily evicted.
Get a bee keeper rather than an exterminator if you want them moved on. A swarm is a rare and valuable thing, so equally they will probably collect it without charge.