I have a nest of small bumble bees in the garden and I'm worried that my dogs will become too inquisitive and the bees will sting them so I'm thinking about having the nest destroyed but I'm very reluctant to do this.
The bees are nesting in a soakaway and come and go through a 4" pipe. I noticed they were there because one of my dogs was giving the pipe rather a lot of attention and there are quite a few of them there now. I've put a recycling basket over the top of the pipe so the bees still have access but my dogs can't get too close. I'd fence the area off if I could but it's the only access into the garden and there's only room for the basket.
My dogs have been attacked by bees before and I'm not going to risk that happening again and they need access to the area all day.
It's maybe possible that I could put a length of pipe on top of the outlet and send the bees up and over - would bees fly vertically up a 5' length of 4" pipe, and would the ones who were away work out how to get back?
I'd appreciate your thoughts.
