In the event of a death their hive must be adorned with a black cloth or ribbon and they must be given their share of the funeral food. They must be told all the news, in particular births, deaths and marriages. You must treat them as you would a member of your own family. Irish folklore tells us how easily the bees take offence and this will cause them to cease producing honey, desert their hives and die. A servant girl was standing at the kitchen window, in flew a bumblebee ‘Oh!’ she said, ‘a visitor is coming! Has the bee got a red tail or white? Red for a man and white for a lady’. There is a superstition that if a bumblebee buzzes at the window it is a sign of a coming visitor. Remember they are a gardener’s friend and we need bees to pollinate our plants. Plant suitable flowers in your garden, window boxes, containers or even along the hedgerow Provide a nest box, these are now becoming increasingly available in any good garden centre or make your own, they are very easy and you can Google plans. As bees are becoming victim to an ever changing world that threatens their habitat you can do your bit to help the survive. Like all bumblebees, they need to be greatly provoked before they sting. You could move a nest if it was causing you problems but it may not fully recover therefore leave it alone if it is doing you no harm. She may also nest underneath sheds, decking, in compost bags, in hedge clippings or even in attics or under floor boards.
These are usually warm and well insulated.
Sometimes the Queen may decide to occupy an old abandoned mouse nest as
The nest will be hard to see as bees are very private individuals but if you listen carefully you may hear them buzzing away quite happily. The bees may be seen coming and going through a hole in the ground. Buff-Tailed Bumblebee nests can be found in the hedgerows.
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