They are all over Delaware for some reason I sometimes find them laying on the ground sometimes still living I don't know if that is a disorder or not though.
They are all over Delaware for some reason I sometimes find them laying on the ground sometimes still living I don't know if that is a disorder or not though
@GoingOrganic1 Definitely not here. My barns are filled with them. I can hear them buzzing from about 50 yards away. I am scared stiff by bees, but the bumble bees don't bother me. I walk right in there and they buzz around and let me by. Its kind of cool. 18 years here and not stung once by one.
@americansmark I read recently that the bumble bees seem to have an immunity to the colony collapse disorder. Honey bees are the ones that are really being lost in large quantities. So hang on to the bumble bees. We need them.
@GoingOrganic1 lol. If you want them, they are all yours. I work on my car right by a tree they seem to enjoy flying around. They are cool to watch, but I still wonder when I'm going to accidentally piss one off and get a sting I'm not soon to forget. :)
Guess there will always be exceptions that prove the rule, or maybe there are larger variations than I thought - There are probably some strains that are aggressive.
Where I live in northern Europe, they are large and as gentle as a bunny. Maybe your bumblebees are Americanized.:-)
we did some demolition work at a house in missorri and found a nest. they stung the shit out of a couple of guys. and were aggresive for at least a full24 hours
I don't know if bumble bees in Alababa are different, but I ran across some the other day and they were extremely aggressive. I have several colonies of honey bees and they are very gentle. These bumbles were small and very aggressive.
@rommell83 maybe you ran into a swarm of Africanized honey bees - which were genetically altered bees accidentally released into the Americas...they now have spread to the Southern States of the U.S. and are far more aggressive than the European Honey Bee
@Delphi333 Thanks, but the bees I ran into were bumble bees. Idenitcal to the ones in the video. Africanized honey bees look just like their European cousins, but are much more aggressive. According to our state beekeeping club, there has been no reported incidence of any Africanized bees here in Alabama. Also many people call carpenter bees bumble bees. Carpenter bees are much larger, solitary and are very gentle yet territorial.
Interesting that they didn't attack, though bumblebees are usually not aggressive at all. Anyway, I hope you were wearing some kind of protective suit just in case.
Cool!
HumbleSasquatch 1 month ago
Can they transform as well?
LittleBigKRATOS 4 months ago
They are all over Delaware for some reason I sometimes find them laying on the ground sometimes still living I don't know if that is a disorder or not though.
valstar1000 9 months ago
They are all over Delaware for some reason I sometimes find them laying on the ground sometimes still living I don't know if that is a disorder or not though
valstar1000 9 months ago
They are all over Delaware for some reason I sometimes find them laying on their backs.
valstar1000 9 months ago
Honey bee hives are dying off across the country. If you have bumble bees, keep them.
GoingOrganic1 10 months ago
@GoingOrganic1 Definitely not here. My barns are filled with them. I can hear them buzzing from about 50 yards away. I am scared stiff by bees, but the bumble bees don't bother me. I walk right in there and they buzz around and let me by. Its kind of cool. 18 years here and not stung once by one.
americansmark 9 months ago
@americansmark I read recently that the bumble bees seem to have an immunity to the colony collapse disorder. Honey bees are the ones that are really being lost in large quantities. So hang on to the bumble bees. We need them.
GoingOrganic1 9 months ago
@GoingOrganic1 lol. If you want them, they are all yours. I work on my car right by a tree they seem to enjoy flying around. They are cool to watch, but I still wonder when I'm going to accidentally piss one off and get a sting I'm not soon to forget. :)
americansmark 9 months ago
that's really cute. I was sting by a bumble bee by accident but I was sick for 3 days.
Kuifstaartje 1 year ago
We have one under our front steps. Orkin man has been out twice to deter them but so far they keep finding there way back in
kidstwomany 1 year ago
That's really cool. And thank you for getting it right...too many people calling wasps "bees" or swarms "hives" and the like. :)
CleverMagpie 1 year ago
Guess there will always be exceptions that prove the rule, or maybe there are larger variations than I thought - There are probably some strains that are aggressive.
Where I live in northern Europe, they are large and as gentle as a bunny. Maybe your bumblebees are Americanized.:-)
Duboisi 1 year ago
got wasps mate the fuc***s keep stinging me
18ezo88 2 years ago
Wasps are totaly different and agressive. Bumblebees will hardly ever sting, even if you pick them up.
Duboisi 2 years ago
Werd...you can even pet those little things.
ghyprh 2 years ago
we did some demolition work at a house in missorri and found a nest. they stung the shit out of a couple of guys. and were aggresive for at least a full24 hours
iamther 2 years ago
@Duboisi
I don't know if bumble bees in Alababa are different, but I ran across some the other day and they were extremely aggressive. I have several colonies of honey bees and they are very gentle. These bumbles were small and very aggressive.
rommell83 1 year ago
@rommell83 maybe you ran into a swarm of Africanized honey bees - which were genetically altered bees accidentally released into the Americas...they now have spread to the Southern States of the U.S. and are far more aggressive than the European Honey Bee
Delphi333 11 months ago
@Delphi333 Thanks, but the bees I ran into were bumble bees. Idenitcal to the ones in the video. Africanized honey bees look just like their European cousins, but are much more aggressive. According to our state beekeeping club, there has been no reported incidence of any Africanized bees here in Alabama. Also many people call carpenter bees bumble bees. Carpenter bees are much larger, solitary and are very gentle yet territorial.
rommell83 11 months ago
we need bees.Too many of them dying.
FREEDOMLVR7 3 years ago
why is this nest exposed?
did you dig it up?
david052856 3 years ago
at least u didnt find that the hard way LOL
Chappynumber2 3 years ago
cool, never knew what bumble bee nests looked like
TTTmiller 3 years ago
Interesting that they didn't attack, though bumblebees are usually not aggressive at all. Anyway, I hope you were wearing some kind of protective suit just in case.
Rifleman74 4 years ago 2
haha wouldnt that be fun? getting stung while stuck in a crawlspace.
heresyournametagmark 4 years ago
good thing you didn't find it the hard way! (by crawling into it with your head)
mitercut 4 years ago