40 thoughts on “Death Of A Bee”

1. Omg this is beautiful, Don! This reminds me of the cute bee on one of Barbie films though, if I’m not mistaken it was on the one titled Barbie Fairytopia or Mermaidia? Lol something like that, not necessary 😛 but this one is lovely! 🙂

2. Hi Don. It is sad to find a dead bee but here’s a couple of useful bits of info.
   It’s likely not a fella but a lass. B movie was incorrect. The girls do all the foraging.
   In some cases a dead bee may not be if you can give her a drop of honey she may just be shattered, cold or resting. Or a bit ‘drink’ from nectar she’s collected.
   Thirdly bees dead on a pavement is a natural thing. The bee life span in winter is around six weeks. Their last job for the colony is foraging. If she dies away from the hive it’s better for colony health too.
   Bee colonies are in trouble but single bees who come to their end in this way are not necessarily a terrible sign. Cheers Lizard!

   1. Thanks for the info Lizard. Interesting the info about giving them a little nectar. I did wonder if they were just a bit tired, but then she just stopped moving :(. I’ll make sure I have some honey to hand next time.

      1. No worries. Honey’s not easy to have to hand : ) in which case a drop of sugary water might do. And if she was moving it might help.

3. It’s important to plant flowers for bees in your gardens and to leave them organic. Unfortunately the supply of safe food is dwindling for bees, much the same as it’s dwindling for people. We need to stop poisoning our land with toxin chemicals. Shop local and organic and the bees will be happier.

   1. We have done just that, and have quite a few visiting the garden during the winter months. We call all do our bit to keep the environment for future generations.

4. He looks peaceful yet deadly cause one sting if you are allergic could be the death of you.

   1. And certainly the death of the bee. Lucky I don’t have that sort of reaction to bees.

5. I love bees too but there sting : NOOOOOoooo!

   1. Haven’t been stung by one for many years now, I’ve forgotten what it’s like.

6. How sad. News that bees are on the decline really stings.

   1. 🙂

   2. Otaku , a stinging remark. I saw a video about a sloth crossing a rode and fortunately the motorscooter stopped. This creature looked as if its legs had been poached, yuck he did make it to the other side. then there was ..who knows . But just seeing Mr. Charisma’s banner brought circus novelty type chills .
      Your peacock is so beautiful but I kept thinking he’s always dressed up. How about a jean day, sometime? Thanks good by. http://museormisery.wordpress.com

      1. 😀

7. It’s always surprising just how furry bees are! 🙂

   1. Like their wearing a little fur jacket

8. So sad. They are so precious. I was watching a tiny bee this evening on my Alliums. I spend a lot of time each day rescuing bees, they fly into my greenhouse and can not escape, so I capture them in a glass and watch them fly away.

   1. 🙂 I try to do that with insects trapped in the house, or ones I don’t want to be in the house. One I can’t shoo out though is ants. The deadly powder comes out for those critters.

9. That makes me kind of sad. Normally I would just be shooing those things away but I kind of have a different perspective now. In Texas we also have the bumblebee which is about three times as big as that little bee. 🙂 their buzz is so loud!

   1. I think the bee populations in America and across Europe are in decline. Seems to be some sort of disease going around them.

      1. You know another thing I realized a while back is that there are no more fireflies here in my area either. I remember seeing them in my backyard at night as a kid. 😦

      2. Do you think there’s something killing them off? We don’t really get fireflies here, but loved seeing them in America when I was young.

      3. I just looked and there’s a actually a website dedicated to that very issue. http://www.firefly.org/how-you-can-help.html

         Says they are disappearing due to human development and over lighting. Makes sense. Fireflies are the coolest bug ever and it’s sad they’re not as prevalent.

      4. Sadly, we are to blame for a lot of environmental damage. That’s what we get for our modern lifestyle I guess.

10. It is surprising how few people realize the importance of bees, even wasps. Our America is in bad shape all around. So many problems. Your photos are beautiful along the side.

    1. Thanks, and thanks for Don too as a lot of the photos are his. 🙂

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12. I love taking pictures of bees too. They are so cute and so important for the environment. Seeing them in my mum’s garden fills me with joy

    1. Yes, lucky (in a sad way) that this one wasn’t flying all over the place.

13. Poor be… I like when I am walking on the garden and they are pollinating flowers, thinking they do good work in our planet.

    1. They certainly do good work. They are the most prolific pollinators on the planet I believe, so not sure what will happen if they get into serious decline.

14. He’s so beautiful…..and fluffy x

    1. Yes, sad to see the poor thing dying. Still looked lovely though.

15. 😦

16. That one is do amber. I remember the ones at my home in Virginia were yellow and black bumbles. So sad they are having issues.

    1. They used to be yellow and black when I was young. Don’t know if they lose their colour at the end of their lives?

       1. Good question..Wil have to see if any oinfo on that. 🙂

       2. Checked out some various blogs and websites. And the general consensus is various shades of yellow, brown, red, black and white. So the European bumble was either a lovely shade of the red and or brown. 🙂

       3. Thanks for the research. Always good to learn something 🙂

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