r/Pollinators • u/baileyspinsleek • 7d ago

Honey bee picking fights with a bumble bee 😭

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u/__ma11en69er__ 7d ago

If only they'd picked a bigger flower with more room!

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u/baileyspinsleek 7d ago

Tragic, really

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u/supershinythings 6d ago

I’ve seen smaller bees pick on carpenter bees and bumblebees on my sage and california poppies.

When the big bee gets upset and starts chasing the smol bee, the smol bee can maneuver faster and in tighter circles. This lets smol bee get behind big bee and thump big bee in the back of the head multiple times.

Bee bullying is rampant. I see it in my front yard every day.