PESO: Bumblebee Hotel

2020-12-10 Thread David Mann 
We have a hanging planter which has about a dozen holes around it.  I've 
recently noticed that bumblebees have been landing in the holes to rest at 
night.

I had to use my phone for this because the K10D doesn't have enough 
sensitivity.  It's quite a heavy crop so it's not too good technically.

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1091/#peso

I'm giving some thought to building or buying them a purpose-made bumblebee 
house / nesting box.

Cheers,
Dave


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Re: PESO: Bumblebee Hotel

2020-12-11 Thread Alan C 
Very interesting, Dave. Do it before you change your mind! I can't say 
I've ever seem a Bumblebee nest, only individuals buzzing around.


Glad to read about the Cathedral(s) too but surprised it took so long to 
make the necessary decisions. Most of it doesn't actually look that unsound.


Alan C

On 11-Dec-20 09:46 AM, David Mann wrote:

We have a hanging planter which has about a dozen holes around it.  I've 
recently noticed that bumblebees have been landing in the holes to rest at 
night.

I had to use my phone for this because the K10D doesn't have enough 
sensitivity.  It's quite a heavy crop so it's not too good technically.

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1091/#peso

I'm giving some thought to building or buying them a purpose-made bumblebee 
house / nesting box.

Cheers,
Dave





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Re: PESO: Bumblebee Hotel

2020-12-11 Thread Bob Pdml 
That’s a great idea. One of my friends built one - looks much better than the 
commercial ones:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHdU7U7hqnT/?igshid=1sj6z5ebhb7yc



> On 11 Dec 2020, at 07:47, David Mann  wrote:
> 
> We have a hanging planter which has about a dozen holes around it.  I've 
> recently noticed that bumblebees have been landing in the holes to rest at 
> night.
> 
> I had to use my phone for this because the K10D doesn't have enough 
> sensitivity.  It's quite a heavy crop so it's not too good technically.
> 
> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1091/#peso
> 
> I'm giving some thought to building or buying them a purpose-made bumblebee 
> house / nesting box.
> 
> Cheers,
> Dave
> 
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Re: PESO: Bumblebee Hotel

2020-12-11 Thread ann sanfedele 
Interesting.. I'd like to see a view of the planter  in a non closelup.. 
They seem to like to cuddle at night


ann

On 12/11/2020 3:19 AM, Alan C wrote:
Very interesting, Dave. Do it before you change your mind! I can't say 
I've ever seem a Bumblebee nest, only individuals buzzing around.


Glad to read about the Cathedral(s) too but surprised it took so long 
to make the necessary decisions. Most of it doesn't actually look that 
unsound.


Alan C

On 11-Dec-20 09:46 AM, David Mann wrote:
We have a hanging planter which has about a dozen holes around it.  
I've recently noticed that bumblebees have been landing in the holes 
to rest at night.


I had to use my phone for this because the K10D doesn't have enough 
sensitivity.  It's quite a heavy crop so it's not too good technically.


http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1091/#peso

I'm giving some thought to building or buying them a purpose-made 
bumblebee house / nesting box.


Cheers,
Dave







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Re: PESO: Bumblebee Hotel

2020-12-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola 
Very interesting and effective image!

Dan Matyola
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On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 2:47 AM David Mann  wrote:

> We have a hanging planter which has about a dozen holes around it.  I've
> recently noticed that bumblebees have been landing in the holes to rest at
> night.
>
> I had to use my phone for this because the K10D doesn't have enough
> sensitivity.  It's quite a heavy crop so it's not too good technically.
>
> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1091/#peso
>
> I'm giving some thought to building or buying them a purpose-made
> bumblebee house / nesting box.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>
>
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Re: PESO: Bumblebee Hotel

2020-12-11 Thread Larry Colen 



> On Dec 10, 2020, at 11:46 PM, David Mann  wrote:
> 
> We have a hanging planter which has about a dozen holes around it.  I've 
> recently noticed that bumblebees have been landing in the holes to rest at 
> night.
> 
> I had to use my phone for this because the K10D doesn't have enough 
> sensitivity.  It's quite a heavy crop so it's not too good technically.
> 
> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1091/#peso

Very cool

> 
> I'm giving some thought to building or buying them a purpose-made bumblebee 
> house / nesting box.
> 
> Cheers,
> Dave
> 
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Re: PESO: Bumblebee Hotel

2020-12-11 Thread Ken Waller 
Photographically it would be worth your while.


-Original Message-
>From: David Mann 
>Sent: Dec 11, 2020 2:46 AM
>Subject: PESO: Bumblebee Hotel
>
>We have a hanging planter which has about a dozen holes around it.  I've 
>recently noticed that bumblebees have been landing in the holes to rest at 
>night.
>
>I had to use my phone for this because the K10D doesn't have enough 
>sensitivity.  It's quite a heavy crop so it's not too good technically.
>
>http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1091/#peso
>
>I'm giving some thought to building or buying them a purpose-made bumblebee 
>house / nesting box.
>
>Cheers,
>Dave


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