r/bees • • 19h ago

question A bee hive inside the house.

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How do you all feel about the bee hive inside the house? I feel as if it would be safer for all parties to have it outside, but that's just me


r/bees • • 50m ago

Irish Bumblebee

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r/bees • • 18h ago

The monarch and the bee

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r/bees • • 1d ago

bee photo 2 lil beauties

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Spotted these two little beauties in the garden earlier. Both were quite lively, walking around, and then disappeared.

I've seen quite a few around. I don't know anything about bees but guessing them being around isn't normal in November, especially after a frost last night.

Any tips on what I can do to help them along when I see them, please?

South England, UK


r/bees • • 15h ago

bee ID This may be a Carpenter bee?

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Beautiful iridescence in the sunshine


r/bees • • 1d ago

question Help identifying this bee

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Has been here around my house since last night. I was scared it might start a nest under my car, that’s where I first saw it. We have a small garden near the cars but now she’s on my balcony.

Edit: it’s about 2cm in length and 1cm wide. A pretty large boi


r/bees • • 1d ago

Is this a queen bee?

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Hi i don't know anything about bees and this little one came at night.. What should i do? as i'm scared it might sting me!!!!


r/bees • • 2d ago Heartwarming

bee photo Blue-banded Bee

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I finally got a clear shot of this fella after 2.5 months of trying!


r/bees • • 2d ago

Is this a queen?

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We found this on some annual flowers when we brought it in. We have a green house in the basement that we keep some flowers and succulents thru the winter. If it's a male or worker we were thinking it could live the rest of the days in there, if a queen we will put back outside.

Thank you


r/bees • • 10h ago

question Pretty sure I have Carpenter bees

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r/bees • • 19h ago

question How to get better at spotting queen bees?

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Some clarification, I’m not talking about in real life — unfortunately there aren’t nearly enough bees in my area for me to come across a hive — I really enjoy watching those hive relocation videos, and I want to get better at spotting queen bees in large clusters so I can see them myself without having to have someone point it out for me!
I know that every queen will look different, but are there any general differences or characteristics i should look for when trying to spot one?


r/bees • • 1d ago

What happened to this bee?

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I found this bee struggling outside my apartment, does anyone know what is latching onto him?


r/bees • • 1d ago

Short questionaire

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​Dear Sir or Madam,

​Please take a few minutes to fill out a short questionnaire that will take about 5 - 10 minutes. The questionnaire is intended for people who are involved in beekeeping. We are students at ZŠ Lokca (Námestovo District) and we created this questionnaire as part of our research project for the international First Lego League research competition. The goal of our research is to gather information and feedback.

​If you know anyone else who is also involved in beekeeping, you can forward them the link to this questionnaire. It will help us a lot.

​Link to the questionnaire: https://forms.gle/aaCHN8MP6RXQ6RuB8

​This questionnaire consists of 2 parts:

​General information about your work

​Questions and your opinion regarding our research project

​Sincerely,

Legoborci z Oravy (competitive team of ZŠ Lokca)


r/bees • • 1d ago

misc Bumblebee Feeding on a Mexican Sunflower

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Bumblebee Feeding on a Mexican Sunflower


r/bees • • 1d ago

Ethyl the sweat bee

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r/bees • • 2d ago

misc After Lynchburg's lead, Virginia now has the country's 2nd highest number of 'Bee Cities'

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r/bees • • 1d ago

bee photo O Bife Proteíco e o Açúcar Demerara São Indispensáveis Para Uma Boa Nutr...

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Continuous feeding is one of the secrets to high productivity in bees!

r/bees • • 2d ago

help! Need advice

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I found bees in my back yard and I want to keep them and raise my own little beehive.What are the first few steps I should do. And Are they here permanently or migrating?


r/bees • • 1d ago

bee photo Alimentação Continua a Troca de Rainhas e Troca da Cera o Sucesso na Api...

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The Three Pillars of High Productivity in Bees!


r/bees • • 2d ago

bee photo Fluffy leafcutter bee

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r/bees • • 2d ago

help! what do you do with a bee that won't fly away?

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my ma trapped a bee in a jar this morning because she thought it was a spider and didn't want our dog to get bitten. she called me to check if it was dangerous, and i quickly identified it as a large bee, possibly a wasp but i think it's a bee (not an expert in any way shape or form).

we left it out of the dog's reach for about five minutes, but it didn't fly away. on closer inspection its wings look kind of orangey and small, so im wondering if it could be old or injured?

i gave it a teaspoon of water with some sugar dissolved in it and it didn't drink it, just walked into it and i feel terrible.

i would greatly appreciate advice on what to do because i don't want the poor thing to die in our hands!

update: it started buzzing in the jar so i left the window open and it jumped out onto the window sill.


r/bees • • 3d ago Bravo

bee photo Bees dying on my porch?!?

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There are a bunch of bees (I think) hanging out around the light on my back porch, slowly dying. There are several dead ones on the ground too.

What is happening?


r/bees • • 3d ago

bee ID What is this bee?

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It looks like the normal ones I get around the bottlebrush tree (very southwest NSW Australia), but this little fella has black and white stripes.

Never have i seen these colours, only ever seen the normal black and yellow.

Everything looks the same as the other bees except the white stripes...

Sorry for the terrible quality pictures. I had to 10x zoom while trying to follow the little guy buzzing all around the place.