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Attracting bumblebees to nestHas anyone had bumblebees nest in the garden? Today I saw that most queens in the garden are collecting pollen which means I have failed again to get a queen bee to nest in my garden. I have two potential nest sites. One is a half buried clay pot on its side with the drainage hole at soil level. The other is a bought bumblebee nest box. Every year I see queens searching for nest sites. Following advice on the internet I have done four things that have failed1. Catch and imprison a queen in the box for a few days. Each time I unplug the hole they come out and fly away2. Get a smelly mouse nest from the pet shop and put it inside because "queens love the smell of a mouse. It failed.3. Make a mouse tunnel using a piece of water pump hose. It doesn't work.4. Plant flowers in the garden. I have and it doesn't work
Never saw these beetles, very interesting. Yesterday, I watched two dippers fishing at Mount Usher Gardens. An uncommon sight.Paddy