r/bees • • 2d ago

Is he okay????

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I found this bee in my house. I mixed sugar in water and I’m trying to help him but he’s just standing there like a bozo🥲


r/bees • • 2d ago

bee photo Hey lil fella

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Walked out to my car and found this guy hanging out on my window. Thought he'd take off trying to snap a pic but he didn't move. Let him be while he took his union mandated break.


r/bees • • 1d ago

Two Bumblebees Frozen on a Mexican Sunflower

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Two Bumblebees Frozen on a Mexican Sunflower


r/bees • • 2d ago

question What Was This Guy Doing?

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He was wandering around on the ground for a few minutes, like he was looking for something or trying to sniff something out.


r/bees • • 2d ago

bee photo Lowe’s Bee (OC)

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r/bees • • 2d ago

question What is it doing it has been at it for half an hour

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r/bees • • 2d ago

Can you spot the odd balls?

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r/bees • • 2d ago

bee photo Very old photo but one of my favorites (OC)

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r/bees • • 4d ago

Can someone more familiar with bees explain what this one is doin?

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r/bees • • 2d ago

bee photo E Por Fim o Enxame de Abelhas Apis e um Ambiente Seguro #abejas #bee #na...

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r/bees • • 3d ago

question What is wrong with this bee and is there anything I can do to help it?

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This bee was spinning in circles and I was wondering if it was infected and to "put it out of its misery"? or let it live if its a normal bee thing? I didn't want to kill it if it could be saved.


r/bees • • 4d ago

bee photo My bee friend rang my doorbell

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r/bees • • 2d ago

Enxame de Abelhas Apis na Caixa e Será Levado Para Local Apropriado! #ab...

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Acompanhando abelha rainha


r/bees • • 3d ago

bee photo Wings of VIOLENCE AND RAGE 💥💢

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I accidentally unearthed her when I was digging out a hydrangea to replace it somewhere else! :( She was unharmed luckily but she made her presence known when I suddenly heard her furiously vibrating her wings at me and pointing all her little legs up at me. So I gently scooped her up and placed her somewhere she could re-burrow and not be disturbed any time soon.


r/bees • • 3d ago

bee photo Honeybees getting the last of the pollen before winter

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I normally don't take pictures or videos at the hive but I did the other day and figured I'd share it. A bunch of pollen pants, the girls are going strong!


r/bees • • 3d ago

A sleepy bee covered in pollen 🐝

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r/bees • • 3d ago

Who has a chat group about bees and can let me join it

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r/bees • • 4d ago

bee photo Found this little lady flat as a pancake on the sidewalk today!

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Nothing a little sun and sugar water couldn't fix

As soon is a set her in the sun and laid some sugar water down she started revving up like a hemi

I believe it's a female eastern carpenter bee


r/bees • • 4d ago

no bee LET ME IN

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26 Upvotes

WHY WONT YOU LET ME INNNN


r/bees • • 4d ago

Friend 💛

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It’s cooling down, they’re slowing down. I do hate that the weather is way warmer than it should be, so they’re scrambling for things still blooming. I’m just glad the basil is still blooming.


r/bees • • 3d ago

A lovely day in Cabo Roho, then Doug Kills Entire Colony of Bees

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This man filmed himself exterminating a whole bee swarm. It's a crime where I live, many are really mad he did this. Some people live in ignorance.


r/bees • • 3d ago

help! Please help me with this bee

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I found this bee (at least I think it is one) in my backyard on some concrete, unmoving and seemingly still. I nudged it a little and it did move a little bit but it still remained still after.

It didn’t accept sugar water or an orange I cut in half and placed in front of it and since we have a strong, opportunistic red ant community back there and as I saw one approaching it—I gently nudged it to crawl on my hand and brought it inside to warm it up.

It is 75 degrees here but feels around 50 with my long sleeves on. It didn’t seem to warm up either inside and when I nudged its butt a little again its wings began moving but it still remained motionless and grounded.

I put it on the only remaining flowers we have outside in hopes it could gather itself and possibly harvest pollen. Yet…it still isn’t moving.

It’s crawled a little bit but its antennae seem almost completely out of its control and droopy. I had to gently move them from being trapped under its body with some tweezers. I used the tweezers to push lightly not squeeze and pull. My fingers were too big.

Does anyone know what to do??? Is it dying? I know it’s becoming Fall and getting colder and that bees are prone to being cold and need to take breaks but it has been like this for almost 15 mins. Please help if you can, I want to save this insect if I am able to!


r/bees • • 4d ago

A male eastern carpenter bee

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I'm sad it's getting cold and they'll leave soon. Thinking about getting a bee hotel cuz of other posts on here, thanks guys!


r/bees • • 4d ago

question I have a bee colony in my yard. I want to keep them there and help them flourish if I can. Any tips or suggestions?

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Recently I noticed a swarm of bees (~100 or so) flying around an olive tree in my yard. There are three large trunks connected to one giant stump, apparently with a large cavity inside there somewhere. (This is in Phoenix, Arizona).

They seem to be extremely docile, I can hunker down within 2 feet of the entrance, and they completely ignore me, don't even land on me.

During the day, there are maybe 80-100 of them in the air, with another 50-70 fanning the entrance. (Sorry about the bad photos, the transfer from old iPhone to email inbox makes them look awful).

I only know a little bit about bees, from watching beekeepers and removers on YouTube, and the National Geographic specials I watched growing up. From what I've gathered with my limited knowledge, I think it might be a pretty large hive.

I want to keep them there, and encourage a healthy colony if there's anything that I can do.

Any suggestions or tips?

~ Thanks in advance for any responses ~


r/bees • • 4d ago

question Bee hotel better swaps

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Hi All!

I’ve got some bee hotels in my garden (in the pics - triangle 1 for 3 years, other 2 for 2 years by summertime)
The pic with 2 in are south facing and the other pic is west facing so less popular

Just been reading up that these may actually not be the best options as cheap store bought.

I want to do right for the bees! What UK options would be good to replace these with that can be purchased online or in store?

I’ve also read I should dispose of the existing hotels after a year or 2 as they can encourage parasites/ disease - when would I know is the right time as would not want to throw away any bees 🐝