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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 526058" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Typically? No. There are many different species of these bees - I think over 450 or more. They're like AMAZON women. Sometimes the females will maybe share a hive - but they share chores, like guarding and cleaning and things like that. The males don't even have stingers - but unless you're a real aip specilist and can look at wings and things? You're not going to know boy from giril. Females really have to be POed to come get you. Ouixa jumps up and snatches them, and she had two in her mouth, and they still didn't sting. I picked the one up that wasn't dead and put its little soaked body in a tree on a leaf to dry out - it never made a buss. Pootie on the other hand grabbed one, shook it, and it nailed her on the end of her flews. Her lip got infected, and we've had her on Cephelaxin for about oh.....five weeks three times a day - I mean it looked like someone stuck a strawberry on the end of her lip. It's just now to the point where you can see her whiskers and fur. </p><p></p><p>The holes if there are hatchilings in them will be alive in about three weeks, - A lot of people like to use dust and then putty the holes shut or put those copper pot scrubbers in the holes. The parents won't chew in and the babys won't chew out. Solves that problem but I've seen them tunnel sideways - bees are brilliantly smart. And my biggest thing is - bees are disappearing at an alarming rate - so pollenation is down. I really discourage killing them. That's why I just try to take them to a wooded area elsewhere. </p><p></p><p>If you're not sure about using Sevin dust mix - go to Lowes or Home Depot and find a chemical you can live with. But do patch the holes with something or in three weeks you'll have the problem again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 526058, member: 4964"] Typically? No. There are many different species of these bees - I think over 450 or more. They're like AMAZON women. Sometimes the females will maybe share a hive - but they share chores, like guarding and cleaning and things like that. The males don't even have stingers - but unless you're a real aip specilist and can look at wings and things? You're not going to know boy from giril. Females really have to be POed to come get you. Ouixa jumps up and snatches them, and she had two in her mouth, and they still didn't sting. I picked the one up that wasn't dead and put its little soaked body in a tree on a leaf to dry out - it never made a buss. Pootie on the other hand grabbed one, shook it, and it nailed her on the end of her flews. Her lip got infected, and we've had her on Cephelaxin for about oh.....five weeks three times a day - I mean it looked like someone stuck a strawberry on the end of her lip. It's just now to the point where you can see her whiskers and fur. The holes if there are hatchilings in them will be alive in about three weeks, - A lot of people like to use dust and then putty the holes shut or put those copper pot scrubbers in the holes. The parents won't chew in and the babys won't chew out. Solves that problem but I've seen them tunnel sideways - bees are brilliantly smart. And my biggest thing is - bees are disappearing at an alarming rate - so pollenation is down. I really discourage killing them. That's why I just try to take them to a wooded area elsewhere. If you're not sure about using Sevin dust mix - go to Lowes or Home Depot and find a chemical you can live with. But do patch the holes with something or in three weeks you'll have the problem again. [/QUOTE]
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