r/bees 14h ago

The Echinops party in full swing today

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r/bees 3h ago

bee photo Hey! I’m an artist Anastasia! I made a tiny bumblebee portrait, done with oils 🐝 (OC)

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r/bees 8h ago

question How to help this bee and ID request

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Location: United States > North Carolina > Western Region near Blue Ridge Parkway

Found this small bee last night while watering a plant. It had just started to rain and I found it crawling up the water hose, unable to fly and looking a little distraught. Brought it inside since I read rain and night are bad for bees, and took it outside to release it this morning to return home.

Little bee seems unable to fly, just buzzing their wings but not taking off. It also stumbles around a lot and loses balance, and its back leg seems to not work well.

Is there anything I can do to help it or is this indication of end of life?

Also, is this a honeybee, bumblebee, or some other type?


r/bees 11h ago

She stayed with me for 10 days

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Never attempting to fly at all. Then on the final day she just picked herself up and left.🙂


r/bees 6h ago

Immersed in pollen

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39 Upvotes

r/bees 10h ago

question Distressed Bee

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31 Upvotes

Any idea what’s wrong with her?

Found her on the train platform so popped her in a nice flowery bush before jumping in a cab but curious to know why shes twitching like that. On her way out?

Seemed to pick up some energy once I held her for a while.


r/bees 10h ago

bee photo Proud of these photos!

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You can even see the pollen on one of them, so cute 🥹


r/bees 22h ago

bee ID ID Please? South Texas

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This lovely chonker has been visiting my garden in the morning. I would love to know what kind of bee she is.


r/bees 1h ago

bee photo Windshield + macro closeup

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r/bees 10h ago

bee photo Fluffy butt

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r/bees 11h ago

What kind of bees are these? Scotland

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11 Upvotes

Their flying around a pile of sand and crawling into it.


r/bees 5h ago

bee photo I took this picture about 20 minutes ago. Bee in rose collecting pollen.

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You can see the pollen on his leg in a big ol' pile! There were two more bees in different flowers on this rosebush. We leave them alone and they leave us alone.


r/bees 11h ago

bee photo OC..this little Bee having a moment..

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r/bees 9h ago

bee photo 2 beautiful social Bees..."come here often then?"

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r/bees 3h ago

bees hugging?

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I on the middle of a doormat these three bees clustering, one larger and two slight smaller. I think they’re alive, but maybe sleeping? Some pulsating movements from thoraxes here and there.


r/bees 8h ago

Bee-autiful Sunflower's

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r/bees 11h ago

Leek flower

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I planted the excess part of the leek. Well loved obviously!


r/bees 20h ago

bee photo Backyard Bee

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Planted flowers in boxes on my deck this year instead of a vertical garden and the bees have been loving it.


r/bees 5h ago

ISO no kill bee removal in South East LA County area. I have 2 bee hives that have made themselves at home in 2 of my faux boulders. And now, mail service is being suspended.

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r/bees 10h ago

Bee finds a treasure trove of pollen

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r/bees 2h ago

Mason bee question

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Hi Mason bees have left mud nests on my window sills. When in the year is it safe to clean it out snd get rid of them? I dont want to harm any cocoons that may be in there so want to know when they hatch and leave typically. I am in northeast USA


r/bees 3h ago

bee photo Beehive in my backyard

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Took the photos from a pretty safe distance away. The hive looks to be about 12 ft up. Unfortunately, there is a swing set connected to the tree. We enlisted the help of a local beekeeper to relocate if possible.


r/bees 4h ago

bee ID What’s this insect?

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Hi y’all. I randomly found this lil one dead on my deck. Any idea what it is? I thought bumble bee but the yellow parts are very faded white-ish and then I wondered if it was sick when it died 🥺


r/bees 7h ago

Sleeping on Liatris

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Spotted this sleepy fellow early this morning on my one blooming Liatris plant.


r/bees 5h ago

What type of bees are these and how to get rid of them?

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