/r/bees
Bees - The only reason you are ALIVE is that the bees decided to let you live.
HELP SAVE THE BEES! 🐝❤️
The Bees Reddit
Bees - flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently considered as a clade Anthophila. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in seven to nine recognized families, though many are undescribed and the actual number is probably higher. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants.
Bees are adapted for feeding on nectar and pollen, the former primarily as an energy source and the latter primarily for protein and other nutrients. Most pollen is used as food for larvae.
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I Wish They All Could Bee California Poppies!
14:31 UTC
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00:50 UTC
Not all Bees are Friendly
These AZ USA Africanized honey bees were wild. They were unused to people. They invaded Chase Felids during a baseball game. They had to call a beekeeper to come and remove them. He was the hero of the day. Oddly I just watched the movie The Beekeeper the other day where a beekeeper was the hero too. What a coincidence. lol 😂 🐝
22:32 UTC
Valley carpenter bee- how to help?
I found this (what I assume to be?) valley carpenter bee struggling on the sidewalk. I carefully relocated it to the safety of my garden so it wouldn’t get stepped on but I can’t tell if it’s injured or just tired. It’s just sitting there motionless but if I put a leaf near it, it starts moving like it’s breathing hard. I don’t want to bother it if it just needs a good rest but also want to make sure it has what it needs. I left a small plate with a little bit of sugar water but I don’t know anything about bees so I’m not sure what to do for it. Any advice for how I can help our little pollinator friend? TIA
22:32 UTC
Whistling For A Bee
21:51 UTC
What is happening in my yard?
20:59 UTC
Do carpenter bees help eachother?
There some carpenter bees flying around me so i smacked one out of the air with a dog leash. It proceeded to struggle to fly and land on the ground, another carpenter bee then came and picked it up and flew away. I couldn’t find anything on google so I figured I would ask this sub if the other bee was helping or taking it away to eat it.
20:59 UTC
Day three after installation into a bee box.
Hi, we are newbies and think we successfully installed a bee hive into the box.
My question is, what is next? The bees seem to be hanging around the hive and are not looking for flowers yet.
Any suggestions?
PS. This is so damn cool
20:46 UTC
Cans bees imprint?
There’s this bee that is always by my back door and always seems to follow me when I’m outside and chase off other bees that seem to get close to me. Am I just overthinking?
17:21 UTC
Odd bee behavior?
Have a single bumble bee that has been hanging out on our deck for the past week. Flying about six feet above the deck and staying within about a ten foot radius. There throughout the entire day.
Nothing to attract the little guy. Very occasionally another will join but soon leave.
Not bothering a thing (people, food, house/deck).
Anyone know why we are seeing this?
16:11 UTC
Leafcutter leaving the Indian Blanket
I rarely see celebs in public so this was pretty cool
15:53 UTC
Small metallic sweat bee in the genus Lasioglossum, subgenus Dialictus. These are common generalist pollinators around the world. Here she's on an arugula flower.
15:43 UTC
Lone bumble bee lives on my property, why?
Hey y’all, About 4 days ago i noticed a bee hovering on my deck for a long time. he looked lost, and i assumed he flew away.
Later that day i told my mom bc it was funny, and she told me he set off the camera in front of the house 15+ times! He’s been here 4 days now, living his solitary life primarily on a flowering tree outside my house. He doesn’t care about people, no nest. Is there a reason this solitary bee chose my property? His names mark by the way.
14:47 UTC
Spirited disagreement.
Outside hive #1 this morning.
13:19 UTC
Help me help this bee
I have it sugar water which it drank for a bit but it's now stopped and wants to climb away but it can't walk properly
09:11 UTC
How to save an eastern carpenter bee?
Found this little guy dying on my deck today…I’m a reptile person and have never really been into insects. But as I tried to help this bee today, I was absolutely mind blown. I put together a little tank, with fresh flowers and dripped sugar water on the flowers. Another carpenter bee, was hovering over me the entire time. Even came face to face with me, went to his bee buddy, looked at me again, and slowly backed up. Almost like this bee knew I was trying to help? I’ve moved the tank twice, and the other bee followed both times and hovered over the tank to check on their buddy. Am I crazy?! Are bees this intelligent?! I really want to save this bee, but not sure how to. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I am emotionally attached to this bee now and will be absolutely distraught if they don’t make it 🥺😭
23:48 UTC
Please critique my bee bath
I made this to help the bees and I want to make sure I'm not doing more harm that good. I also have a few questions:
- I read "no gravel" somewhere but it didn't say why. These stones came from a gravel driveway. Are they okay or should I look elsewhere?
- Any issues with the saucer material?
- How important is shade? My garden area doesn't have a lot but I could make some artifical shade.
23:29 UTC
Carpenter bee wood removal
I have had carpenter bees for a few years, I finally decided just to tear off the corner boards they were coming from. After removing the boards the bees are flying around.
My question is, will those bees that are looking for their holes going to make new holes in the house? Or will those specific bees go away.
I have a few more spots I know they are coming from, and will soon just tear those boards down and replace them as well.
23:15 UTC
Asian Giant Hornet
Whats the best way to get this thing out of my shed? Should I contact someone ? About 2 inches long and looks like it packs a mean punch.
23:02 UTC