Bee hive under the house?

[Graciescotland]

I think some Bees have moved in under the house there's a small gap about 1cm square in the mortar and there's a bee arriving/ departing every minute or so. TBH I don't mind and DS (21 mo) isn't interested in them but I wonder if I should report it to the landlord?

If it's definitely bees, I would contact a local beekeeper if I were you - they will sometimes come and take away a swarm for free (if they are honeybees). Particularly in the last few years as honeybees across the world are dying and they don't know why. (I got that from Gil Grissom in CSI...)

Just be careful in case it's wasps - definitely let the landlord know in that case, you may have to get the exterminators in.

I just noticed this yesterday in my house too!! We have a small vent that used to air the larder, but the larder has since been knocked down to create a bigger kitchen. So the vent was filled and plastered over from the inside. But on the outside, just by the back door I see bees coming nd going all the time.

It doesn't really bother me except it is right by the back door to the garden. I wondered who to contact.

We had bumble bees in the wall cavity while the extension was being built. It was really nice actually, they were ever so friendly and bumbly and slow.

You can also get mortar bees in cavities from late spring onwards. They won't cause you any harm at all if you're happy for them to stay. No-one is allowed to exterminate bees so I would just relax and let them go about their business. Its a nice way of introducing your son to them in a calm way.

If you're not sure whether its a bee or a wasp, the differences are listed here

It's definitely bees, happy fat, buzzy things that don't bother anyone. I shall leave them be :)

Thanks

Take pictures, they'll have mostly gone by late summer.