Probs a silly question

[Guest MOLLY]

But how do Bee's mate

Came across a large red and black bee, and on its back there was a yellow and black one.

Now i thought bee's only mated in the hive, queen etc?

I watched them for a while and the yellow ones tail bit seemed to be going to the red ones tail bit Then the red one flew off with the yellow one still on its back.

Where they mating or was the yellow one killing the red

MOLL.

[borderterrier 0]

http://koning.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/Plants_Human/bees/bees.html

 

Worth a look at the above link.

 

Has anyone noticed the lack of Wasps this year ?

 

can't say I've seen any in the garden this year.

Normally the blackcurrent bushes are covered in them in spring, not this year.

[Guest MOLLY]

Thanks BT......the poor drone, i might have been the last person to see him alive ....just hope she was worth it

MOLL.

[owdbum 0]

I've noticed BT, last years Lowther was a fookin' nightmare for wasps, they were all over everything, you couldn't sit down for a pint without them landing in your hair....or your pint!!

Didn't see a one this year, seen none in the garden either.

 

owdarse

[TOMO 26,041]

wet spring ment a lack of incects . in spring the wasps feed on incects they need more protien at this time of year later on they change to feed on sugery things. most pest controlers have been complaining

[borderterrier 0]

thanks TOMO

[hound 1]

i have been very quite on doing wasp nest

[joe sharpe 1]

bees mate :very carefully

[swanseajack 227]

stepped on a wasp's nest on Sunday, dogs got it and me mate, one dog had 18 on her, had to carry her home, Jack and Freddy had bowt 8 each.... SCARY

[Hybred 3]

very quite on wasp this year , bees mate differently depending on what speices they are , THERE ARE A LOT MORE THAN JUST HONEY BEES AND BUMBLE BEES

 

Hybred

[Guest daz halford]

while were on it does anyone know what this is ?it was in my house the other day

looks to have some kind of sting on the end...nasty.

[TOMO 26,041]

its not a very clear photo but i think its a wood wasp , but there are a number of difrent speices of wood wasp . the long thing that looks like a sting is what the female uses to bore holes in wood to lay eggs and is not a sting.

[Guest Duzabit]

Wasps are scarce this year, probably due to

the amounts of Ficam D, getting pumped into

the atmosphere.

 

A lot of queens may have been killed, but then

again it could be down to climate.

 

Duz.