Fwd: Bees

[Betsy True]

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From: Betsy True <bt...@wisc.edu>
Date: August 8, 2025 at 11:32:38 AM CDT
To: Gretchen Erdmann Hermans <gret...@steampressllc.com>
Subject: Re: Bees

 Yes they are bumbles and harmless. If you can, leave them be. A gyne  (a virgin queen) will winter and emerge in the spring to start her own nest somewhere else. Possibly in some duff in an out-of-the-way spot of dirt. 

On Aug 8, 2025, at 11:06 AM, Gretchen Erdmann Hermans <gret...@steampressllc.com> wrote:



Hi Betsy,

I have been watching them periodically and I think they are bumblebees (if some are identified as large bumblebees bees, I assume the smaller ones in the community are also bumble bees). I can’t figure out where they are nesting.

My address is 3705 Mandimus Ct., Middleton. I’m near pheasant branch rd.

I am not sure what to do about this since I can’t find the nest and they are likely not honey bees.

This is the picture of a big one I got.

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> On Aug 6, 2025, at 6:47 PM, Betsy True <bt...@wisc.edu> wrote:
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> Gretchen, where are you located? Could you share a photograph of the bees.
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