Found him upside down and soaking wet on my porch. I picked him up and let him rest on my arm while I walked my dogs. He hung out for around an hour, during which time he took a 30 minute nap before drying himself off, and climbing up to my shoulder to say goodbye before flying away. I miss him already.

Sony a6300 / Laowa 65mm

As the title says, there is a wasp on my mason be house. I was wondering if this kind of wasp is dangerous for the bees. I think it's a german wasp based on its patterning. I live in Pennsylvania.

Hundreds of these sweet ba-bees hatched today! There aren’t any flowers out yet where I live, what do they eat? Maple buds?

I don’t know much about bees. Why there? 🥹 🐝

How can I help this little one?

Found this little guy on Friday afternoon, got in between our screen door and storm door somehow. Think he was hiding out from the cold, rainy weather. I left him alone but Saturday morning he was literally like hanging upside down barely able to hang on to the door so I set him outside under a bush and covered so he wouldn’t get rained out. However, it got much colder, in the 40’s and still rainy. Brought him inside, didn’t move around for a few hours but is now starting to. I got some fresh wildflowers from the grocery. Should I make some sugar water? I don’t think I’ll be able to release him until it at least gets sunnier. Weather is in the 50’s this week, in Ohio :(

Does anyone have advice and possible identification? Thinking a mason bee?

There’s been a bumble bee on my porch since yesterday. It was pouring here, so I figured it was taking cover. But it’s still here today. Just walking around guarding my front door. I’ve offered sugar water. It had some and walked away, back to patrolling the porch. It’s only 50°F here, and that’s the high today (it was colder yesterday!). There aren’t any flowers yet blooming near me, for me to move the bee to, so I have no idea what else to do to help this little dude. Any suggestions?

I saw a bee carry a dead bee away from the hive. I’ve never seen that before.

It's pretty rare I get male ones in my yard. What a looker!! 😍

I found an injured female carpenter bee. How can I help her?

Hello! My first time posting here — I bought this but heard they aren’t “great” for various reasons — including that the stems aren’t removable for cleaning — if it’s the case, can I use it for one season and then toss it?

Bee tax included in second pic — first sighting of what I believe is a nomad bee in some leaf litter. It’s very blurry and my phone was clearly doing an impression of Van Gogh.

Don't mind my dirty hands LOL I was working outside. And omg i didn't even notice the fly on him🤣 (saved him from drowning and apparently saved two things!)

The weird buzzing sound is my broken camera, the bee is silent. It was flying around and kept hitting the ground like something is wrong w its wings. I tried to put it on a flower but it was like trying to higher and like putting its legs in the air. I put it on some sugar water, but then it flew towards the garage light. Now it’s just sitting on a pillow. I’m wondering if this bee needs help or if I should just leave it alone.

I saw the post of the bee that was weird and people were saying it was probably pesticides, so I’m wondering if this is something similar?

Captured during my lunch break walk the other day….. made me feel good 😊

Hello,

A few dozen of some kind of mining bee have set up home in the flowerbed under my front window. South coast UK. They’re very small and unfortunately can’t seem to keep still for a photo. Can anyone suggest what kind I might have, so that I can try to compare images with the little wriggly so-and-sos? I’ve already googled and suggestions of Tawny, Ashy and Early don’t quite seem to fit, although the Early had quite a lot going for it in the description of behaviours if I didn’t look at the picture. Also, am I going to upset them if I water that bed, because it’s been quite dry here recently.

If they stick around long enough, they’ll have their own salvia AND a lavender right on their tiny doorsteps, and later still some verbena just opposite. Hope they do.

Sorry if this is a silly question but I'm really not sure. I found this little guy on the sidewalk seemingly lethargic a few days ago. Picked him up with a tomato container and put a bottle cap with some sugar water under one of the openings.

After about two hours, he started crawling around again and after another hour or so he flew away. We have tons of these around our complex but I'm not sure if they're carpenter bees or bumblebees.

If it helps, they're constantly hanging around the actual buildings and not so much near the blossoming trees. He also got a little agitated when I first got him into the container but didn't seem bothered by my actual hands being near him as I adjusted the cap a few times to make sure he could access it and he didn't respond. Thanks in advance! 😊

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Seen on a bus in Watford, UK. I think it went out the window after I opened it.