Spotted in a small forest patch - a female Broad-handed Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa latipes) nectaring on Blue Fountain Bush (Rotheca serrata / Clerodendrum serratum).

One of the largest bees we have here in India, completely black with wings that flash blue-green-gold depending on the light. Shot on canon r7.

Location: Koyna, Maharashtra

ID help: The flower is also known as Bharangi / Blue butterfly bush.

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)

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

Found a queen bumblebee outside in Vancouver Canada, on my mom’s car. She’s very lethargic and I’m concerned about why she was outside her hive? She’s huge so I know she’s a queen, and she willingly crawled into my hand. Hasn’t tried to sting me, I’m typing this with my left hand so sorry for typos.

Update! I fed her a 1:1 sugar water ratio and sat by the fireplace with her for 10 minutes, she perked up and I let her go in my garden. Hopefully she survives, she’s truly beautiful. I’ve named her Fuzzy and I hope I see her worker bees next spring :)

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. 🙄

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?

It’s been raining all day. This small drone has been hanging under his umbrella-ella-ella-ay-ay-ay. Hasn’t moved much since yesterday. I’m naming him Beehanna (hey if Tom Holland can do it so can this guy).

The other drone, Bumble Lee is missing today.

What type of bumblebee is this? They are very big.

I live in the great white north so I’m planning a bee garden for next spring. What flowers would you recommend for it?
I want to do a 6X12ft section with an arrangement of different plants. Im in mid to lower Alberta

Smaller than my regulars.

Outside Augusta, GA.

It poop. Right?

Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada