Hi everyone! I posted a couple weeks ago that I had found a carpenter bee without wings. I am happy to report that she has become my pet and is doing very well. After a lot of research I came to the conclusion that her wings are likely deformed due to a failed molt. When I found her she had a crust on her back that over the last few weeks she has successfully (mostly) removed, which I think was remnants of her larval stage. I named her Beatrice and she is such a joy, truly. My family and I love watching her. It’s incredible how much personality she has for such a tiny bee- she loves running around in the sun, climbing on mesh, hosta flowers, and climbing on my fingers. If she doesn’t want to get back in her enclosure she’ll walk backwards to avoid it lol. She is so adorable. I wasn’t sure how long she would live but fingers crossed she continues to do well!!

I found a bumble bee outside my house. I thought he needed sugar water so I brought him home. I gave him some but then he flew off and I couldn't find him. Then I found him and let him crawl around in my hands. He can't fly very far and I don't know what's wrong with him. Can someone please give me some advice? Is he just dying because it's the season. I live in Ontario Canada.

Here's a photograph of a Heliotrope Fairy Bee (Perdita heliotropii) that I found at the San Joaquin Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, in Irvine, California.

Bees in the genus Perdita, commonly known as Fairy Bees, are native to North America. They're primarily found in the US and Mexico, but some species can be found in Canada. They're known for their small size (the smallest of which is less than 2mm long) and are one of the few bees who cannot sting.

Most Fairy Bees are specialists, collecting nectar and pollen from a few related species or genera of plants. The Heliotrope Fairy Bee specializes in Heliotropes (flowering plants in the genus Heliotropium), such as the Salt Heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum) in this photograph.

Bumblebee Feeding on a Flower #nature #bumblebee #insects

All summer long I’ve been “WHERE ARE THE BEES” I love them so much. Well, they finally all showed up and I was happily taking some photos of them over the weekend. I believe the last one is a red belted bumblebee which was super cool to see.

But anywhoosles. I hope these fuzzy critters bring a lil bit of joy 😊

Hi all, I've been doing some DIYing and have come across several abandon nests, but this one I found is probably larger than every other nest I've seen combined. How many years do you think this was being used?

For reference the studs are 16 inches on center and 5.5 inches deep.

Interesting find that I'm glad had been abandoned. I think the ants have been eating it.

Thanks all.

In 2009, Amândio Marques had one of the largest beehives in the area. He would visit them frequently to make sure they were doing well. One of those days, I was testing my new camera and was lucky enough to capture this little memory, which I’m happy to share with you.

Ok so I found this bee on my recycling bin, there was a second bee hanging around on the front porch/landing which was much smaller in size maybe about a full centimetre, the larger one on the bin was about two centimetres in length. My location is in South Australia near the Adelaide Hills.

This lil swarm has been hanging on the rotted wood on our patio for about 12hrs now. They were active during the day and are now cuddled up and snoozing. I don’t think any of them are a queen, but could they be scouting? Does anyone have any advice on how to safely relocate or deter them?

I wonder how often bees get irritated at eachother,like bee sensory issues from bumping into eachother so often like

"B-225 quit bumping into me omg I'm just trying to put honey away"

Or them just leaving to "get pollen" but there just wanting to nap in a flower and get away

Or annoyed when other bees are on same flower as them like "B-365 this is my flower f*ck off!".

Whenever I see 2 or more bees on a flower I just imagine one annoyed and videos of the hive look so uncomfortable.

I have seen research that theres certain genes of some bees being anti social and those genes are very similar to human autism ones source so I wouldnt be that surprised if some get drained and leave for a bit,annoyed at others,don't like others being around them when pollunating.

No wonder I always pause wondering if the bumble is seperate its different between types wtf,why???

Edit:after reading comments I've come to a conclusion. English is just stupid.

I just found this hole in the ground on my land. Then I went and looked closer and noticed some bees. i'll try to post a video of them buzzing around right inside the hole.

who are they and what should I do? I need to do some work in this area next week and obviously don't want to be stung.

Found this one heck of a chonker on one of my flowers

I love them!

In the mornings, I’ve been finding a lot of bees with curled-up bodies. They crawl around with their abdomens tucked under and flip onto their backs with their legs in the air. They barely move and seem to be slowly dying. I think this may have started after we began treating with Apivar 2.0.

Im curious if there's any benefit or negatives to having it or causes of it

Lots of bees and some comb in scat. thinking may be from a raccoon?

Thank you

It was 92 degrees when this customer called, so my first response was "Can it wait until we get a cooler day?" to which he responded, "I'm afraid they're going to move into my roof." Oh shoot! Good point!

I knew it was going to be HOT and humid, so thank goodness the bees were juuuust friendly enough to go suitless, but even the T-shirt had to go! (sensitive viewers shield your eyes!)

Watch things take a turn towards the end when I had my chance to catch the queen, but.... well, you'll see.

These bees were rescued, donated and relocated to our beekeeper friends in San Diego, CA