As we stood looking at rocks we could hear a lot of excited bird song with many different voices calling, cooing and chirping. In the air the insects were starting to appear in numbers and there were even some big black bees loudly buzzing about. However, there were still no buds or leaves on the trees or bushes. How long, we wondered, until the summer green canopy shaded our house again.
That was four days ago and this morning I looked out of the bedroom window to see the bushes and trees had started blooming seemingly overnight. It ain’t Washington DC with the Cherry blossoms, but it’s pretty impressive for four days.<Enter stunningly witty and clever tagline here>
Bazza
Bazza
Large black bees! If they are fuzzy, black and yellow you've got nothing to worry about. If they are big, faded yellow and black but not furry, you might have a problem. Those are carpenter bees. They burrow into wood to lay eggs. The larvae eat the wood. If you've got a deck or wood house, it can be a problem.
ReplyDeleteYou never mentioned if you cleaned up your junk? Did you, or did you just look at it?
ReplyDeleteYeah. The junk was moved to the tip or the Goodwill shop. The garage is enormous - we had no idea.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Bees, hmmmm. I just remember they were big, slow and noisy. Our house is all wood of course so we keep an eye out for Carpenter ants, termites so we'll add this one to the list. :)
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