Bees in the shop

[JCLP]

Turned up the heat in the shop, a 2 car garage, this morning as I will be doing some glueing and to my surprise there was a very large bee flying around. Being the middle of winter, I was very shocked to see this. Last week I had mosquitos. Does anyone know if bees, or mosquitoes for that matter, hibernate or is it just the queen bee? I've searched for the nest but can't find it. Not looking forward to a warm day as I could get swarmed. I will be opening the door to the garage very slowly to peek inside before walking in.

 

[sae]

If you do find the nest, please call a beekeeper. Bees are getting more and more endangered, and there's little known reason why colonies collapse. They are an essential part of every ecosystem, and importantly...food.

 

[mike_aa]

Oh my, I thought the "queen bee" only lived at my house!  [big grin]

Seriously though, I know little about bees, but you might do a search on the web or see if there is a local service that deals with questions like this.  I know you are on the North side of the lake from me, but the Ohio State University has a website that deals with yard and garden matters.  There has to be something similar in your area and they might be able to help.

Good Luck, Mike A.

 

[Paul G]

All bees do not live in colonies, there are many solitary species.

 

[James Biddle]

I had this happen before when I brought in a patio umbrella for the winter...as soon as I heated up the garage, the yellowjackets became active and started to appear.  Took me awhile to find sever hundred hibernating inside the umbrella.  Most likely they are not honeybees and are some form of wasp.  Check whatever you might have brought in for the winter.

 

[Paul G]

I had this happen before when I brought in a patio umbrella for the winter...as soon as I heated up the garage, the yellowjackets became active and started to appear.  Took me awhile to find sever hundred hibernating inside the umbrella.  Most likely they are not honeybees and are some form of wasp.  Check whatever you might have brought in for the winter.

That doesn't sound like a fun time

 

[AlexThePalex]

If bees are inside they can survive the winter. I had the same thing last winter, I constantly found bees in my garden shed, one at the time and I couldn't figure out why. But then it became spring and the bees woke up and I found I had an entire nest inside the insulated ceiling of the shed.

 

[TomGadwa1]

BEE careful!

 

[andvari]

If it's in the shop it's probably a carpenter bee.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_bee

 

[AlexThePalex]

If it's in the shop it's probably a carpenter bee.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_bee

I can see then why they are attracted to his shop. Do those carpenter bees also work with Festools or do they have their own brands they prefer?  [wink]

 

[tbellemare]

carpenter bees also work with Festools

That wood bee some advanced insects...

Tom