Why Bumble Bees Are the Fuzzy Heroes We Need

Bees: Im endangered please help me Government: Sorry the law says you're not covered Bees: Does it help that im technically a fish? Government: Yes sir we'll get right on it!

I used to study Bumblebees and im always shouting about how we prioritize non native bees! Glad PBS Terra is amplifying the need to help our Bumblebee allies! One thing thats also super important is alot of our native flowers have a buzz lock and can only bee pollinated when bumblebees buzz at the specific frequency they need! EDIT: I just got to you all bringing up Buzz Polination the best thing about Bombus!

I'm so glad they pointed out that we've been wasting our conservationism on honeybees just because they're the bee species that makes us money. Finally i have a video to pull up when someone suggests keeping backyard hives as a solution to "save the bees"

Bumblebees are my favorite fish.

A few years ago, I was observing a variety of bees and wasps on my compost pile, when I noticed the bumble bees acting a bit like bouncers. At one point, a yellow jacket started harassing a smaller bee which might have been a mason bee, and a bumble bee suddenly swooped in to tackle the yellow jacket, taking it all the way down to the ground beside the pile in a rolling tumble. It confronted the yellow jacket a couple more times as it tried to attack the smaller bee again, and then once the yellow jacket backed off, the bumble bee went back to its own foraging. Once I saw that, I paid more attention and saw other bumble bees also pushing yellow jackets away from smaller bees. The last time I was stung by a bee, it was a bumble bee that I didn’t notice in the violets I was transferring into a container. It was the tiniest, shallowest little prick against my palm, followed by a buzzing lecture. I apologized.

who in their right mind does not think Bumblebuddies are cute little flying teddy bears?

The state of Virginia just made the (European) honey bee its official state pollinator. Better than nothing, but I did write my legislator asking them to go for a native bumblebee instead.

I used to have a patio garden at my last apartment, I would take pictures of all the different pollinators I had visit. Bumblebees were one of my favourite! They were the earliest, most frequent visitors. I even set up a bird bath with a shallow end so they could rehydrate on warm summer days.

I grew up in SD, & I saw more bumblebees than I did honeybees. I wish I’d appreciated them more back then 💔

Last summer, my work shed that had all my tools and equipment in it was colonized by bumblebees. It was kind of funny, because at first, i was unaware and kept hearing a funny noise everytime i bumped a specific spot, that i couldnt find. Only sometimes would i hear this noise. Day after day i was just like, "what is that?" When i finally realized it was bees, i then had to locate them. I could see them coming in, but had no idea where they were going. So i started bumping into things to listen for that strange sound again. I was so pleased to finally be invaded by bees rather than yellowjackets that i immediately Loved them. I was still afraid of them, and wanted them out, and finally located them in a cardboard boxthat had a dovetail device in it. So i waited for the right time, 2am, to gently grab the box as it vibrated and buzzed and quickly took it to a nice cool spot in a different unused chicken coop. They were my little bumble budees

That's so cute that they 'play'. Thanks for this valuable video filled with extremely necessary information. I love this channel.

Ah yes, the California buzzing fish. Quite the specimen to see on an average walk through a garden. Water? I'm sure there is a puddle somewhere around here.

If you have a yard, leave some dandelions, clover and anything else that blooms in early spring for the bees. It’s the first food they have access to when they’re waking up after the long winter. Plus, a lot of these plants can be beneficial to humans too. I currently have a yard full of dandelions and a giant clover patch and I’ve been seeing a few bees and lots of little yellow butterflies.

when i was young i met a very cute fluffy black and yellow bee. it fly and i walk , we accidentally bumped on each other. it flied and bang on my glassess. so we stop and stare for a moment is like telling sorry i never had closed up with bee in my whole life is so cute and fluffy never forget that ever

I recently bought an acre of land and seeded it with native flowers! I so hope I get some bumblestumblebees

New favorite insect acquired.

Bumblebees are awesome 😎

Never knew how diverse bumblebees are! Hopefully we can help get their population numbers back up.

Another former bee scholar commenting. Thank you for this video!

I love the bumblebees that I see here in the Alaskan wilderness!