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Post by tbird on Jun 2, 2015 9:21:56 GMT -5
so these two bees were buzing loudly and flying closely around each other as they sometimes do. One disengaged and landed on the chive flower and I thought it was over, but the other wouldn't have it! Pounced on him while he was on the flower to start up the kerfuffle again.
What gives, bee peeps?
to note: maybe have been another type of yellow winged vespid.....
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 2, 2015 9:30:03 GMT -5
Are you sure it wasn't maybe mating and not fighting????
Honeybees "do it" way up in the air on a special mating flight but I think that bumble bees and carpenter bees are different. They are solitary bees and do not live in big communities like honeybees.
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Post by tbird on Jun 2, 2015 9:32:16 GMT -5
I thought only the queen was involved with that? Hmmm, welp, I'm charging one of these with date-rape. No means no!
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 2, 2015 9:40:38 GMT -5
Ha, ha. Since carpenter and bumble bees do not live in colonies, they do not have queens. Lots more females around looking for love.
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Post by davidjp on Jun 2, 2015 10:21:46 GMT -5
Wonder if it was protecting its nectar source
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Post by datgirl on Jun 2, 2015 10:30:32 GMT -5
We have Carpenter bees out front of our house that seem to be always chasing each other. They are huge and kind of hover at eye level. They are drilling into a piece of decorative cedar above our doorway. I don't have the heart to kill them. The wood isn't weight bearing just decorative so I let them stay. |
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Post by OregonRed on Jun 2, 2015 10:35:47 GMT -5
oh my gosh, you guys are funny!
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 2, 2015 13:27:10 GMT -5
I don't have the heart to kill them. Smart move. Carpenter bees are said to be excellent pollinators. I have a post and rail fence just above my garden and it is full of carpenter bees. It's an old fence that is purely decorative and I let them have that too. They are always buzzing around. |
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Post by James on Jun 3, 2015 20:47:41 GMT -5
Hmmmmm...... have never seen Honey Bees behave as you described.
For the most part bees leave you alone as long as you leave them alone.
Just stand back and let them do their thing.
We do need the bees to pollinate certain crops.
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Post by claude on Jun 6, 2015 6:27:09 GMT -5
Yesterday, I was wearing lime green garden gloves as well as green pants and sweatshirt..while fixing parts of the fence and this bumblebee fellow sure liked me..he was dive bombing me..my head under the brim of my hat..he lighted upon my garden glove (where I allowed him to stay, figuring out that he would realize I was not a flower eventually) my encounter ended when I left the area 10 min later..he followed me 25 yards closer to the house...so my question is..do you think jthat he was frisky? Hungry? Or defending the bloom on nearby weeds? I ve never experienced such a persistant bumblebee..
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Post by ncgarden on Jun 6, 2015 6:47:08 GMT -5
claude - my honey bees have gone after friends wearing hairspray and make-up (still not sure which did it - they never get to smell those things on me).
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 6, 2015 8:05:58 GMT -5
That sounds more like a bee defending its territory to me.
Yellow jackets are very territorial and will follow a person for quite a distance if you get near their homes. Our honeybees will bump into your head and bounce off to give you a warning and if you don't heed the warning, then they will sting. Honeybees die after stinging so they save this as a last resort. They will usually warn you first.
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Post by tbird on Jun 6, 2015 9:00:46 GMT -5
I use shampoo and conditioners with floral and herbal extracts, bees frequently persist about my head, trying to find a flower....
frustrating for both of us!
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Post by claude on Jun 6, 2015 17:48:11 GMT -5
Lol...well I had used hairspray after pulling my hair up(did not think abt that)so, even w a hat, maybe that was the reason? Normally I don't use fragrance.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Jun 10, 2015 9:57:17 GMT -5
Claude, I think Rexx is right - the bee was ensuring you didn't get too close. I've had that happen before and eventually have to leave the area temporarily till the bee calms down. Doesn't bother me too much but if I spot yellow jackets I'm out of there.
TBird, I think your bees have become political - some must be Democrats and the others Republicans. Maybe there are some Tea Party bees as well. That would certainly explain if they can't get along.
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