Bumble Bees Death Spiral

[Notters]

There does seem to be an alarming lack of bees, wasps, those hover ones. I remember being pestered by them all summer not so long ago.

Really? Ive never seen so many as this year! There are masses of them everywhere!

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Good death to them all. Bees and wasps scare the shit out of me

good luck eating anything once the bees die out

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Really? Ive never seen so many as this year! There are masses of them everywhere!

I'm thinking a decade as a timescale. I'm certain there are much less than before.

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

Brentford fans have really taken last seasons, last day dramatics really to heart. The pain lingers long into this season.

Anyway I am sure Inbrid X will have a sensible solution on this topic. No doubt beavers in China are experimenting with uranium thus decreasing the UK's Bee population.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

I was led to believe that this time of year, you will see a lot of dead and dying bumbles as the males go out with one last fling by copulating mid flight and losing their dangly bits. I might be wrong but sort of puts you off flying!

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Never mind the bumble bees...what about the Propopotov death spiral?
Which oldies out there remember that.....answers on a postcard.

 

[jevs]

As a gardener, this is probably one of the best years ive ever seen for bees and butterflies.....flocks of them everywhere !!!

Also starting to see loads of wasp nests. Didn't see a single wasp up to about 2 weeks ago but seen 4 nests this week alone !!!