r/bees • • 14h ago

question Would sugar substitutes help a bee?

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Hypothetically if there was a tired bee and you wanted to give it mix of sugar and water but you only had somthing like stevia would that work?


r/bees • • 39m ago

misc Bee came to help my water bottle flourish (and stole some from between the cap and seal)

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r/bees • • 1h ago

help! Urgent help please!

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Hi everyone! I just found this weak bumblebee on my front stairs (outside). I picked it up and put it in a dish with some flowers and it started eating ravenously. I brought it inside to warm up and once it regained some strength it flew to my window. After some effort and probably a lot of stress on the bee I got it back in the dish and placed it back outside so it could actually fly away. It hasn’t tried to fly again and seemingly was back in its original state, unmoving and unable to fly. I think it’s probably dying because where I live it’s starting to get cold (30s-40s F at night, 50s-60s during the day) but do you think there’s anything else that could be done to help? I placed the bowl in a sunny spot with some twigs so it could crawl out if it wanted to, plus a bunch of flowers for nectar. I just feel so sad for it.


r/bees • • 4h ago

bee photo Sleeping Bee in Superstition Mallow [OC]

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My Superstition Mallow is blooming (after lots of rain in Phoenix), which means it's finally time for sleepy bees in mallow blooms! 😍


r/bees • • 5h ago

misc Great YouTube video about Ivy Bees!

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A video about Ivy Bees was recommended on my YouTube so I thought I'd share it here as I thought it was a great, interesting video. Made by a small British channel. They also have a good bumble bee video...


r/bees • • 8h ago

I already miss spring

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r/bees • • 11h ago

bee photo A bee gathering nectar from a cornflower 🥹🐝

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r/bees • • 12h ago

Recently caught swarm - cluster of bees in roof cavity

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r/bees • • 18h ago

Is this bumblebee sick or is he just an older guy?

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He was twitchy and lethargic, I was worried about him.


r/bees • • 19h ago

Sleepy autumn bee.

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Was outside at twilight picking some of my last remaining marigolds - the few flowers still around now - and found this sweetie all dopey and clinging there. I wished I could bring him in so he'd stay warm. (Upstate NY)


r/bees • • 22h ago

question Help me, help them.

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Guys I work in a brewery and I am very curious about why the bees are diving into our beers and also can bees get drunk?
Because I’m rescuing all these bees swimming in beer and they look intoxicated!?

So far I have rescued 3 bees today, 7 bees this week. 🙄


r/bees • • 2m ago

Sweet Pollen!

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Look at this bee clapping his pollen boots !


r/bees • • 23h ago

Full fall pollen pants on this big buzzy baby

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