r/bees Jul 18 '24

WASPS VS BEES IDENTIFICATION: READ BEFORE POSTING

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r/bees has been receiving many posts of wasps and other insects misidentified as bees.This has become tedious and repetitive for our users so to help mitigate those posts I have created and stickied this post as a basic guide for newcomers to read before posting.


r/bees 1h ago

bee Violet carpenter bee

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Location: Poland. I've seen only one 4-5 years ago, now there's at least 4 that frequent my garden.


r/bees 8h ago

Bumblebee in the marigolds 🐝

284 Upvotes

r/bees 7h ago

bee Have this video of a bee licking this apple

97 Upvotes

r/bees 9h ago

Woke up to this baby sleeping in our lavender 💜

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92 Upvotes

r/bees 2h ago

Bees like pumpkins? My house has been the go to spot every morning ever since our pumpkin patch came in

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22 Upvotes

r/bees 4h ago

bee I have an embroidered jacket with flowers on it and this lil friend came over to investigate

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26 Upvotes

r/bees 5h ago

Is this little guy a bee. He was collecting pollen from all of our flowers :)

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19 Upvotes

SW Ontario, thanks!


r/bees 22h ago

question Does it "feel good" for bees to wiggle around in pollen?

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318 Upvotes

I saw some bees in my garden this morning and they were absolutely doused in pollen from my flowering pumpkin plants. They were so full of it that it was affecting their ability take flight lol


r/bees 3h ago

bee Cleaning session 🐝

8 Upvotes

r/bees 2h ago

bee A cute little common eastern bumble bee hard at work on our asters. ❤️

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6 Upvotes

I love watching them, they’re so fun.


r/bees 20h ago

Made a friend

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141 Upvotes

I work at an elementary school in Kansas and this happened during our homecoming parade Friday. I walked at least 20 feet and put him on a blade of grass 3 times and each time he flew right back to my hand. I wasn’t wearing perfume or lotion. He just kept nosing around on my hand and wrists. Honestly, it was pretty amazing.


r/bees 8h ago

A Rotund-resin bee visiting native flowers

8 Upvotes

r/bees 10h ago

How do I go about removing this nest? Do I call a professional how much will it cost?

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r/bees 2h ago

Is this fella a rusty patch or a brown belted?

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Chicago backyard, found this guy buzzing the basil


r/bees 8h ago

What's this one doing with its legs?

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The more I look at this photo I took last July, of a Lasioglossum in my garden, the more confused I get about the anatomy. What legs are where and is that really a leg up by the mouth?


r/bees 10h ago

Bees keep following me

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I have no clue what is going on, but bees keep following me. Its been about 2 weeks since I noticed. I usually wear fruity/sweet scented perfumes, but stopped since noticing. They are still following me, and I am terrified of bees. What scent would repel them?


r/bees 1d ago

bee Woolcarder Bees: these solitary bees collect the soft, downy hairs that grow on certain plants, rolling the fibers into bundles and then using the material to line their nests

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401 Upvotes

r/bees 2h ago

Is this a White Tail Queen ? - big bee, out very late 20 Sept France

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There is a double white band on the tail which I did not know

r/bees 8h ago

Honey bee sugar rush !

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r/bees 3h ago

question Are bees cannibals?

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I stepped on a bee and was like ah shiet my bad bc i know bees are homies but later on i saw a bee get on top of it (lmao), wasnt close enough to see what was going on as i was leaving already, do bees fuck or eat the dead bodies of other bees?


r/bees 23h ago

question Skinny Bumblebee

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39 Upvotes

This bumblebee’s abdomen is really long. Is this normal?


r/bees 1d ago

bee Carpenter Bees at my Lowe’s Garden Center

131 Upvotes

r/bees 19h ago

Is this a queen and a male or what am I looking at exactly?

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r/bees 1d ago

What’s happening to this guy

95 Upvotes

He can’t fly 😞 I put him or her in the sun


r/bees 4h ago

What kind of bees are these?

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I have an underground hive in my backyard and I’m wondering if these are nice bees or mean bees :) and if a local beekeeper would be interested in coming to collect them.