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New Mon 23 Apr 12 08:33 
 Bees' nest in bluetits' nest box - L'escargot
Our bluetits' nest box has got a bees' nest in it. The bees are quite small and not of a type I've seen before. Any ideas as to what variety they might be?
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New Mon 23 Apr 12 08:54 
 Bees' nest in bluetits' nest box - smokie
Wannabees? :-)
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New Mon 23 Apr 12 08:59 
 Bees' nest in bluetits' nest box - Clk Sec
Wasps?
:-)
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New Mon 23 Apr 12 09:02 
 Bees' nest in bluetits' nest box - Iffy
Hornets?

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New Mon 23 Apr 12 09:59 
 Bees' nest in bluetits' nest box - L'escargot
>> Hornets?

As far as I know hornets are large, and these bees are small.
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New Mon 23 Apr 12 13:57 
 Bees' nest in bluetits' nest box - TeeCee
>> As far as I know hornets are large, and these bees are small.
>>

Too right. We used to get Hornets in the summer when I lived in Prague. Huge things, like wasps that have escaped from a bad nightmare. Those that had the experience said that being stung by one was decidedly unfunny.

You probably have wild bees. They're smaller than the domesticated ones and usually darker in colour too.
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New Mon 23 Apr 12 10:00 
 Bees' nest in bluetits' nest box - L'escargot
>> Wasps?

Nope. I know a wasp when I see one.
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New Mon 23 Apr 12 09:38 
 Bees' nest in bluetits' nest box - Dog
S'not one of these I know but - what an amazing photograph!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Face_of_a_Southern_Yellowjacket_Queen_(Vespula_squamosa).jpg

Ere's the geezer: www.flickr.com/people/7539598@N04
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New Mon 23 Apr 12 09:57 
 Bees' nest in bluetits' nest box - Meldrew
Great piccies Dog! The first one reminds me a bit of my mother in law on a good day.
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New Mon 23 Apr 12 10:19 
 Bees' nest in bluetits' nest box - nyx2k
i read in nationpress last years of some tiny bees come from warmer climates that managed to get this far north because of warm trade winds in the correct direction.
i seem to remember they have a very nasty sting.
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New Mon 23 Apr 12 10:59 
 Bees' nest in bluetits' nest box - Dog
>>The first one reminds me a bit of my mother in law on a good day<<

I'd hate to meet her on a bad day then Mildew ;)
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New Mon 23 Apr 12 10:29 
 Bees' nest in bluetits' nest box - CGNorwich
Tree bumble bee? They seem to favour nest boxes.

www.bumblebeeconservation.org.uk/tree_bee.htm
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New Mon 23 Apr 12 10:31 
 Bees' nest in bluetits' nest box - Iffy
A bee bumbled into the caravan the other day.

Blinkin' big it was, I had to open the door a bit wider to let it out.
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New Mon 23 Apr 12 10:50 
 Bees' nest in bluetits' nest box - L'escargot
>> Tree bumble bee? They seem to favour nest boxes.
>>
>> www.bumblebeeconservation.org.uk/tree_bee.htm
>>

Thanks, CGNorwich. I think you're right.
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New Mon 23 Apr 12 11:02 
 Bees' nest in bluetits' nest box - L'escargot
>> >> Tree bumble bee? They seem to favour nest boxes.

Here they bee be! tinyurl.com/7q8hmph
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