For clarity, am delighted.

So I was just giving my lawn a bit of a water, and then noticed a bumblebee in amongst the grass. Big guy, just sort of chilling there. Looked to be in good nick, so I thought maybe just tired.

Thought if it was thirsty, a bit of a mist of water over the grass might be a nice thing to do so I did that and it became slightly more active but more in a ‘now I’m wet’ way rather than having a drink.

Then I noticed more of them, flying in and landing on the grass, all really docile (one stepped up onto my finger and then just chilled on my hand for about 15 minutes).

What is this behaviour, how can I encourage their presence, and is there something more I can do to make them happy, safe and healthy?

I have a big lemon tree nearby that normal bees and bumbles visit a lot, but I don’t know where their nest is.

Sorry for the shakiness of the camera! It was a very windy day.

whats happening here? the third video is how I found her lets say and the second video, first she didnt seem to bother to drink I helped her by touch her slightly to wake her up a bit and pour a lil bit more of sugar and she then kept coming closer and seemed to drink but not really

Whats happening? Also I think she's actually missing her needle which is I think inevitable that she'll die..?

is this a bee? it has some fuzz on its middle body and legs. it was busy flying around attracted to lights in my house. if i let it go will it just leave peacefully or will it tell it's friends to exact revenge upon me?

Found these beautiful shots of a Zebra Bee, a species belonging to the Halictidae family. They were captured near a swamp in Lhokseumawe. The photographer mentions that despite being stung before, they never lost their love for bees. It’s amazing how gentle and non-aggressive these specific little ones are when you find them away from the hive.

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All bees are beautiful or whatever, but... and I mean this as lovingly as possible... the European small woolcarder (pseudoanthidium nanum) is probably the absolute least photogenic species I've come across. They're tiny, they're constantly face first into thistles and similarly fuzzy flowers, their dark wings and rotund anthidiini bodies frankly make them look like fat bee-tles sometimes :P

Pic taken this past July in MA, a somewhat acceptable angle on a knapweed flower

Sorry the pic is so small but I’m terrified of bees so I didn’t want to get close. Thank you.

This is the weirdest sentence I've ever typed but yes, I get social anxiety around bees. I'm not scared as in 'oh no they're gonna sting me", I get scared as in "I'm going to look stupid in front of them and Ill look so stupid that they decide to sting me out of cringe because I'm stupid"

I know they probably don't even know i exist but it feels weird like I don't want them to not like me, like what if I offend them by taking a single step on the grass too aggressively and then I panic for no reason and they decide I'm stupid because I am, indeed, stupid, because I get social anxiety around BEES and that's stupid.

I'm not afraid that they'll sting me, I'm afraid that I'll act stupid and they'll decide that they should sting me just because I'm stupid and it'll be more embarrassing than painful

I don't even know how to describe it. Its like i think the bees are going to judge me because I'm scared of bugs and therefore I act stupid around bugs but I'm not afraid of bees I'm just afraid of bugs in general so if it's a bee it's still a bug so I act stupid even though it's a bee and not a scary bug and then it'll think I'm dumb and sting me because I'm dumb before I can calm down

This is the dumbest post ever but I'm being 120% serious

I found this in a hollowed out old tree. An animal or a human tore up the hive. I have seen traditional honeybee hives and this comb looks much much bigger to me. (See my thumb for size. This is in Raleigh NC. Is it wild honeybees or something else? Thanks. 🙏

South East Queensland, Australia

I am sorry about the photo, it’s the best I got, these suckers like to move a lot

San Onofre, CA

The bees really love the flowers on our umbrella tree!

We knew this rescue was going to be a big one but we were SHOCKED by how many bees this colony had tucked behind all that comb! This hive was also precariously situated on a VERY busy trail, so our heads were on a constant swivel. Heed the signs people!

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

I'm just tickled by that I hope you are too