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How can I move a bumblebee nest?

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#1 ·
A friend of mine has a bumblebee nest in his newspaper box- which is underneath his mailbox. It is one piece construction. A Carolina Wren made a nest in there and the bumblebees moved in and established themselves.

The bumblebees are becoming a hazard to the mail carrier and the people getting the mail. My friend doesn't want to destroy the nest- but move it if possible.

Do you have any suggestions on what to do?

Thanks for reading-

Mike
 
#2 ·
I moved one a few weeks ago and they are doing well. They had built their nest in a hard hat that also had a wrens nest in it. I needed to use the hard hat, so i moved them into a honeybee package shipping box.
I stuffed it with wheat straw and some moss, but left an open area where the can of syrup would go. At dusk after all the foragers were in I carefully moved the nest into the box. They were really buzzing! I placed it by the wood pile, and put some small pieces of plywood and firewood around it to provide shelter from rain and sun.
 
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