On May 3, 2005 09:03 am, dstahleker wrote:
> I found a single bee in my basement yesterday. Although it is May, I
> live in Ohio, and our temperatures the last few days have not risen
> above 45 degrees. While looking online, I read that carpenter bees
> will often burrow into homes.

This is to lay their young.

> The bee that I found was alone... no
> other bees have been found. I also read that during these cold weather
> months, many bees are in hibernation.

Honey bees do not hibernate.

> This particular bee did not move
> very much, so I am assuming that it is still hibernating? I took him
> outside and put him on one of my flowers outside.
This may be due to the fact that it is cold in the basement and needs to warm
to move.

> He still was not

She. worker honey bees are she. The male is keeparound only for mating in
case the queen goes bad and they need to replace her.

> moving (although I am positive that he was alive, because he was
> buzzing at me.) but eventually left my front porch. I am concerned
> only because my husband is severely allergic to bee stings. With
> springtime upon us, we planned to fix foundation problems, and he will
> spend quite a bit of time down there. Should I be concerned about
> finding a hive? Any information would greatly be appreciated.

For a single honey be to warm up to fly may take sometime. Other bee such as
bumble bees take much colder temps.



As for what bee you had in your basement?

We would need to have a better description. We firest need to determin if it
was a honey bee, bubble or wasp.

Wasps are not bees. Yet most including meds think they are one in the same.
Wasp allergies are the most common allergy. Apis (honeybees) very few are
allergic. honey bee venom is actually vary good for the immune system and
auto immune disorders.


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