Thanks all - really helpful - I'd mooted putting a hole in the new shed floor with my partner, but not sure yet if that will work. See picture of nest now that shed has gone (well disguised..). Might have to do the watering method much as I'd like to keep them
You could try leaving a gap in the new shed floor until the bees leave their nest at the end of the summer (assuming that's what they do? Mine seemed to)
No idea if that's feasible!
This from a bumble bee expert I know:
…try not to disturb it if possible. If it's actually underground, rather than directly under the old shed floor, they might survive as long as they can still get access. But if they were directly under the floor they're probably doomed, sadly. He also says they're most likely to be Bombus terrestris which is extremely common.
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