Bees nest?

ok... so my shed is built on top of some flag stones, big flag stones in the coner of my garden, i noticed a few bees hanging around there, when i went to have a closer look (not to close as im really scared of them lol) i noticed they were going through this crack inbetween two flagstones.



i can see from the side of my garden there is a gap under these flagstonse and there are somehow lots of old leaves there



could this bee a bees nest? or do they not go underground?



also... how do i "check it out"



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Bees nest?
they're not honey bees.

they're hornets.

some call them meat bees.



i'd get some hornet spray, watch to see all the holes they seem to use, and spray them at night.
Reply:Bumble Bees do build underground and you are describing the perfect place for a nest. The thing is there will only be about 30 of them tops and they won't bother you if you don't bother them.



Easiest way to check it out? Get a chair, sit 20 feet away and watch. You'll soon see their flight paths.



I like bees, but I'm not that keen on wasps. If you want to kill them just dust the entry hole with ant powder after dark. The workers will walk it into the nest and the drones will die cleaning them, the rest starve.
Reply:I don't know what your bees look like but yellow jackets build nests underground. They are fairly aggressive. They do not lose their stingers when they sting like honey bees do so they can sting multiple times. If you go to this site you can find out what they are. http://enature.com/zipguides/
Reply:Yes bees do go under ground, they really don't bother you unless you bother them as if they sting you they die, If it bothers you that much contact your local pest control officer ( in the uk they are based at council offices ) or speak with them and they will advise you
Reply:Yes they do nest underground, I have two nest's one in the back garden %26amp; one in the front.

They won't harm you, I mow over their nest everyweek, they have never stung me yet!



Touchwood.... lol
Reply:sounds like it , they won't harm you , just don't walk in front of their flight path to the hole in the paving stones .
Reply:They will go at the end of autumn. Leave them to their own devices and they won't bother you.

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