25/05/2026
Not quite what I expected to find today. I was mowing the lawn and suddenly found myself surrounded by bees. Tree bumble bees to be precise, but I didn't know that at the time and I beat a hasty retreat.
The nesting box in our front garden doesn't have its resident blue t**s this year, but has been taken over by tree bumble bees. I read that the males don't have stingers but do get somewhat annoyed by lawn mowers, so no-mow June and July is coming up as, apparently, the colonies disperse naturally in summer once the females have emerged and the mating season ends.
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