Re: ground bees

I would think that once evening comes they will all find somewhere to 
go, so that you may not have so many by tomorrow.  I think the idea 
about mulching is also a good one, that will discourage them from 
returning to the same spot where they are at.  Can you mulch inbetween 
the railroad stuff and around the perimeter?
Theresa

Donna wrote:
> hum....
>    
> ever see flies on sh*&? Well if the train layout was a pile of crap,
> that is what it looks like. You can not step anywhere without a bunch
> swarming around your ankles. And now that I have weeded it and disturbed
> them all, they are just flying around the ground trying to get back in.
> To be honest, when I first started/saw them, I thought something must be
> dead in there with all those flies, then realized they were not flies,
> they were bees. I think every bee in the county is nesting here.
>
>    
> I can't believe I have that many bad bugs to keep that population fed. I
> still think I need to decrease the population..or at least transport
> some of them. They need to go about 40 ft west and pollinate that veggie
> garden!
>
>    
>   Donna
>
> cathy carpenter <cathycrc@comcast.net> wrote:
>   Agree completely. Yellow jackets and hornets are the only bee/wasps 
> that I will attempt to exterminate, and those only if nesting near 
> people or where I mow. Solitary bees are great pollinators. Bumblebees 
> nest in the ground, too, but they are communal, frequently utilizing 
> abandoned mouse burrows. Solitary wasps prey on the "bad guys" in your 
> garden. Please try to coexist with them!
> cathy carpenter
> west central IL, z5b
>
>
>
> On Jul 6, 2008, at 2:28 PM, DP wrote:
>
>   
>> If they're black, or definitely not yellow jackets, leave them since 
>> they're beneficial. As you say, they're not aggressive. Most "ground 
>> bees" are solitary nesters and destroy Gypsy Moth, Broccoli worms 
>> and other caterpillars.
>>
>> If they're Yellow Jackets, there will be one central hole. It can be 
>> treated with a long-reach spray in the evening, or dusted with Sevin 
>> or another insecticide (also at night so you don't tick them off and 
>> get stung) .
>>
>> d
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" 
>> To: "gardenchat list" 
>> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 1:59 PM
>> Subject: [CHAT] ground bees
>>
>>
>>     
>>> While weeding (ok read pulling out the cover of weeds) the railroad
>>> garden I have found it is infested with ground bees. I have 
>>> hundreds of
>>> them everywhere there. They are not aggressive, as no one got bit. 
>>> But
>>> they are all in a tither trying to dig in the dirt again.
>>>
>>>
>>> What the heck are they? They sure look like a bees. How do I control
>>> them? There are way too many to allow them to just stay. And if I do
>>> succeed in stopping them, I am afraid they will just go elsewhere 
>>> in the
>>> yard. I need kill off some at least. Ideas?
>>>
>>>
>>> Donna
>>>       
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