Bees and Bats

SteveA · 07-21-2008, 07:54 PM

Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed a drop off in Bees and Bats.

I love to sit outside just after sunset and watch the bats. Believe it or not I just saw my first bat tonight. ( I don't sit outside everynight.. so maybe I missed some) I've also noticed far fewer bees in my gardens.
A "Google Search" came up with this..

http://www.boston.com/news/local/new...tting_nh_bats/

Before I go all "Al Gore" on this I wonder if some other folks have noticed the same trends.

sky_nh · 07-21-2008, 08:57 PM

Didn't know there was a problem. Thanks for the article.

Every summer I have two bats that fly in circles above my yard in the late evening looking for supper. It's been that way for the eight years I have lived here.

While this might be a new team, there's still two flying around this summer. I must have a bountiful supply of moths, mosquitoes, and other goodies to keep them coming back.

Orion · 07-22-2008, 06:32 AM

Over the past several years we had had about a half-dozen bats living in our roof ridge (mixed feelings on that), but this year they are gone and the mosquitos are up. In prior years, they had pretty much eliminated mosquitos at our camp. I only saw a single bat one night last month. None since.

COWISLAND NH · 07-22-2008, 07:12 AM

Please feel free to come over in my loft a get as many as you like...just had a few babys born hiding behind our moose in the living room....they make a mess!! I will say we have very few bugs though

JTA · 07-22-2008, 07:24 AM

You can add red squirrels to the list. I don't have any around my place this year and they're not missed! I'm not sure about the bats. I was expecting lots of mosquitos this year but they haven't been too bad so maybe the bats are active on Cow Island.

SteveA · 07-22-2008, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by COWISLAND NH

just had a few babys born hiding behind our moose in the living room....they make a mess!!

A Moose in the living room...

and I thought a few turkeys and a woodchuck in my yard was problem!

I have to believe the moose makes a bigger problem than the bats!!

I'm almost sure the moose is a stuffed moose... but I couldn't pass on the reference...

SteveA · 07-22-2008, 11:34 AM

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07-21-2008, 07:54 PM	#1
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Bees and Bats Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed a drop off in Bees and Bats. I love to sit outside just after sunset and watch the bats. Believe it or not I just saw my first bat tonight. ( I don't sit outside everynight.. so maybe I missed some) I've also noticed far fewer bees in my gardens. A "Google Search" came up with this.. http://www.boston.com/news/local/new...tting_nh_bats/ Before I go all "Al Gore" on this I wonder if some other folks have noticed the same trends. __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

07-21-2008, 08:57 PM	#2
sky_nh Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Gilford Posts: 76 Thanks: 4 Thanked 15 Times in 5 Posts	Bats are still here. Didn't know there was a problem. Thanks for the article. Every summer I have two bats that fly in circles above my yard in the late evening looking for supper. It's been that way for the eight years I have lived here. While this might be a new team, there's still two flying around this summer. I must have a bountiful supply of moths, mosquitoes, and other goodies to keep them coming back.

07-22-2008, 06:32 AM	#3
Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cow Island Posts: 914 Thanks: 602 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	yes, fewer bats Over the past several years we had had about a half-dozen bats living in our roof ridge (mixed feelings on that), but this year they are gone and the mosquitos are up. In prior years, they had pretty much eliminated mosquitos at our camp. I only saw a single bat one night last month. None since.

07-22-2008, 07:12 AM	#4
COWISLAND NH Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Plenty on Cow Isl Please feel free to come over in my loft a get as many as you like...just had a few babys born hiding behind our moose in the living room....they make a mess!! I will say we have very few bugs though

07-22-2008, 07:24 AM	#5
JTA Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fort Pierce, Florida Posts: 233 Thanks: 33 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts	Red squirrels You can add red squirrels to the list. I don't have any around my place this year and they're not missed! I'm not sure about the bats. I was expecting lots of mosquitos this year but they haven't been too bad so maybe the bats are active on Cow Island.

07-22-2008, 11:34 AM	#7
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Plus... If I had a place on Cow Island... This would be my avatar... __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown