[fred-quimby]

Hope someone can help here please.  We have a nest in the lawn.  Bumblebees come in and out through two holes.  Now I love bees and the job they do but my wife has quite a reaction to any insect sting/bite and with holes in the lawn I am worried that they might attack whilst we are mowing the lawn.

Will they go away of their own accord or will I have to take other action?

Many thanks.

[BobE]

They will be what is known as solitary bees.  They are gentle and will not attack you.  Mow around them, enjoy watching them.  They will depart and will go elseware next year.  They won't sting and are not agressive.

[ANHBUC]

It could also be a bumblebee nest, are there plenty hovering over the holes?  If so it will be a nest, my neighbour has one in a bird nesting box in a tree.  It is out of the way so she intends to leave it after taking professional advice.  The guy who came to check it out said that there can be 5 times as many in the nest as outside.  She has about 50 buzzing outside so it must be a very active nest.  The problem with them in a lower nest is that is the flight path they will take to enter and exit so you will have to be careful.

[mumofstig]

The nest will empty in October, or if it's the smaller bumblebee then they may go very soon, the ones in my shed have gone already 
http://www.bumblebee.org/faqNests.htm#airbrick

[barley]

we have 3 wasps nests and 1 bumble bee nest in holes in the garden this year

both are beneficial to gardens

bees for pollination and wasps are predatory and kill numerace pests

the wasp nest in the lawn has a wire hanging  basket over it just to remind me its there

neither will attack or sting unless they feel threatened

we have a wooden bench and if you sit still whilst having a cuppa you can actually hear the wasps chewing off the wood with their jaws for the nest - I love to watch them its fascinating

[BobE]

I gave my dog a bone a few days ago, she gets boored with them, today there were 5 wasps on the joint feeding off of something.  I just leave them alone. (I nearly said be!).

[Auntiemogs]

The nest will empty in October, or if it's the smaller bumblebee then they may go very soon, the ones in my shed have gone already 
http://www.bumblebee.org/faqNests.htm#airbrick

Does that mean that I should start knitting festival jumpers for mine Mum (they are real bruisers)?   

Wonder what the latest date for tattie harvesting is...

[BobE]

The nest will empty in October, or if it's the smaller bumblebee then they may go very soon, the ones in my shed have gone already 
http://www.bumblebee.org/faqNests.htm#airbrick

Does that mean that I should start knitting festival jumpers for mine Mum (they are real bruisers)?   

Wonder what the latest date for tattie harvesting is...

Horizontal patterns, nothing vertical Auntie.

[Auntiemogs]

Horizontal patterns, nothing vertical Auntie.

But vertical stripes are supposed to be slimming.....

[BobE]

Auntie, not on a Bumble bee.  Youre not looking at it as a Bumble Bee would!!