How to Keep Solitary Bees

[@kermitsewerside]

imagine visiting a friend’s house, opening their fridge, and seeing a container of b e e s

[@roseclouds5838]

yum

[@takinoborudesu]

imagine visiting antscanada's house

[@davidb.854]

I find it too implausible to imagine having a friend whose house I can visit.

[@johnadams8566]

kermit sewerside it's hip to fuck B E E S

[@Water4Wing]

fucc

[@nottoday7147]

Not sure how I got here, but it’s oddly interesting

[@Sumi63787]

Same bro

[@marywattu1782]

Haha I thought you were keeping a singular bee on her own

[@redroses0880]

Mary Wattu same at first

[@annabrabston2892]

same I was thinking ok am I about to watch this and want a single pet bee

[@bturner331]

Me too!!!

[@_Soc]

xD

[@escueme]

HAHA LOL 😂😂 I FEEL DUMB

[@daniellehowe207]

This is The most wholesome thing

[@dogleghobag]

hungry? we've got an unfinished coffee, some milk, a beer, some uh bees

[@amberdale2468]

bohn only's I would be so mad if someone ate my bees though

[@PumpkinPails]

Where'd you get these cream filled peanuts, Beverly? They're great!

[@SkinCareLuver]

Lol. I'm sorry but I'm not putting any bees in my fridge. My family would freak

[@soundofko1814]

This would be a great school project or a family activity that actually benefits the environment and it's super educative. Love it!

[@leokimvideo]

Never knew about these Bees. Totally amazing! I don't think we have these Bees where I live.

[@JoCox4048]

leokimvideo I wasn't expecting to see you here! (Big fan btw)

[@NICKnumber13]

You sure like bugs, huh?

[@ausintune9014]

You prob do, they look more like flies.

[@josegutierrez-hv1qy]

Who would of thought lol you'll probably help them with some REXONA!

[@Larissa-ek1sp]

leokimvideo i

[@RADARTechie]

Honeybees arent native to North America, but these bees are(depending on your area). People dont know about the hundreds of varieties of native bees mainly because they dont provide honey. Its great yall made this informative and well put together video.

[@sleekwethotdog1010]

If this doesn't work you can always play jazz to draw a bee out

[@sleekwethotdog1010]

Kevin David only the smoothest of jazz

[@zdfklbhdfg]

Thank you so much! me and my friend built a fairy house this morning, the she decided that she wanted to start a fairy garden club. I told her i would help if we did research. So I was reading a couple articles on materials, maintenance, and other things that could be helpful. Allot of people said I should put bug hotels in my fairy house. At first I didn't understand, so I looked it up, and this video looked interesting and helpful, so I watched it I think this is really informational, and cool! thank you!

[@AnonYMous-fv1dw]

Maddie Hudson how is the fairy house?

[@Demureu]

I hope your fairy house fails and all of the bees die

[@TheCynicalDude_]

Demure Z LOL. I love that negativity.

[@musicbox2466]

this comment section is hilarious

[@glooperxi319]

Maddie Hudson I’m her friend irl. They fought a week after this comment was posted and forgot/destroyed the fairy house. Rip 😐

[@hamsterama]

I put a store-bought bee house on a south-facing window sill under my covered patio. I didn't buy bees, but I got a lot of native mason bees that showed up on their own.

[@brandonkelbe]

Does it need to be south facing?

[@hamsterama]

@@brandonkelbe Great question! And the answer is, absolutely not! I placed the bee hotel on the south side of my home, only because that's where my backyard and my patio is. So, it's the most convenient place for me personally. Supposedly, the south or eastern facing side of your house is the ideal place, because that's where the sun first reaches when it rises in the morning. But if the north or west side of your house is better for you, don't worry about it, just put the bee hotel where it's most convenient for you.

[@karimmarinocastromartinez34]

@@brandonkelbe i did the same and mines are honey bees that are local to a neighbor state call yucatan honey bee wich are smaller and stingless

[@karimmarinocastromartinez34]

they gave a unique honey call meliponia

[@brandonkelbe]

@@hamsterama I did north because I live in AZ and I figured they wouldn’t like the sun..

[@marsmemory]

this is the most wholesome thing ive ever seen

[@JRenee141]

Don't know how I got here, but I hadn't realized bees hibernate in the cocoons during the off season. It makes sense but I just never thought about it or was taught that in school.

[@explicadescomplica7814]

incredibly informative and with such beautiful images of bees. thanks :)

[@ginnupdotcom]

YALL ARE BLOWING MY MIND! This video is dope! I neeeever knew!

[@Alluvian567]

Love how beautiful the leafcutter bees are. Wow.

[@giddy7079]

I really want to get into Bee Keeping but I live in a flat with no garden area, It's definitely something I'll want to get into when I'm older after Uni.

[@donaldlyons17]

Do you think you could talk to the flat manager/owner about keeping bees in the back yard?

[@giddy7079]

@@donaldlyons17 sir this was 4 years ago

[@donaldlyons17]

@@giddy7079 she or he may still be living in apartments considering house pricing!!

[@giddy7079]

It is me haha, I am not. Been to uni and live in a house now but it has an equally small yard lol.

[@cameronclare5084]

Been watching mason bees emerging and nesting in my garden and it's magical.

[@Orlyy]

I feel like a jackass. I know little to nothing of bee's, hence my ignorance that is about to spew right now: I took the name as literally solitary, as in I thought you meant 1 single bee, and then the thumbnail made me think it was a SINGLE hive, jfc. Why and how did I even get here...

[@thingsofsuch]

This seems easy and worthwhile. However these techniques seem to revolve around areas that actually have seasons ... not here in Florida. Would you consider a video on the bee raising as in this video for a more temperate zone, along with the appropriate bees to gather, pests to deter & protect the bee population from, homes, storage ideas, etc? Basically a new video all about temperate zone differences or similarities? I was inclined to take this up right away but just considered the typical weather you describe and that alone is a deterrent for starting. Rather, put off starting, for now. Thank you for the great video, good content, nice presentation, and information contained.

[@SansaStarkofWinterfell]

I love that you've even suggested printer paper, making it very, very easy for people to provide homes for solitary bees. I currently have seen loads of solitary bees visiting my flower bed last season. I fully intend to have the same flowers growing again, with even more planted along the fence line. I look forward to tacking together a little home for these lovely little bees. 2 out of 3 links for the Canada/South Dakota/North Dakota native flowers for bees can't be found, the link is a broken link on them. =( 🌾Be Blessed ღ 🌿

[@98Zai]

I haven't seen a bee in years. Some bumblebees this year, and I think I spotted a Wasp last year. I live in a rural area and often take walks in the forest. Should I be worried?

[@jonathanl9229]

98Zai we should all be worried......look up colony collapse

[@thefaceofawsomeness491]

A saw a large group of honey bees collecting water at a spring the other day, so the should be active by now. You should definitely consider raising a bee hive, that sounds bad.

[@98Zai]

I've seen quite a few bumblebees now, still no sign of bees or wasps though. Bumblebees are pollinators too, so I hope it's okay. There's a LOT of birds right now, maybe they've eaten them all? I'll be(e) on the lookout for real now! Read about EU banning neonicotinoid pesticides, hopefully that will help - fingers crossed.

[@gestucvolonor5069]

If there is no bee around you, then you must be the bee

[@LeMeDuh]

No, that means I’m doing a good job.

[@paolacana3529]

I have just started a sustainable bee garden and this video was really helpful!

[@guesswho4555]

Thank you for your great videos, ladies. From a bee admirer and saviour in Cape Town, South Africa. Apart from their usefulness, I can watch them for ages on end. Such adorable creatures. Keep up your wonderful dedication to bees, please.

[@MechanicsStudents]

You fit so much information on 8 minutes. It feels like the video is longer! Good job, very informative

[@poldoll5683]

I came here to look at how to make a bee house....but wow I wasn't disappointed at all because I learned so much. Very informative video even if it wasn't what I was originally looking for. Thanks ladies 😁

[@lorenzoiaccarini6966]

store them in a cool location, like a disco or a planetarium

[@SuzyBriseno]

I'm a Texas Master Gardener, Master Naturalist and native bee aficionado and educator, and this is an EXCELLENT video.

[@Coelacantha]

Those bees are so adorably fuzzy!

[@samspetservicesnavan]

this is an amazing resource for anybody who is new to the bee world. Thank you so much for this video. I will Bee back!!

[@aratakitheoneandoniitto]

This is wonderful thank you for these videos! I had no idea these bees existed and I've wanted to keep bees for years but just assumed I wouldn't be able to because I'd need a huge hive and tons of expensive supplies. This seems much simpler and like a better way of helping the local ecosystem

[@walterhbez]

What a great video, very informative. Didn't know this was a thing! I have this one bee visiting me the last week, i've made some sugar water for it with some honey. Think I'll make the little guy a house.

[@a.c.6361]

Very informative and very helpful. I bought a mason bee or solitary bee hive this year to give the bees home. I hope that we have the bees every year.

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Whoa, never heard of that kind of bee before. We'll have to check out the other video too. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@jeffclarke5497]

Great job! Wonderful info and suggestions. Presentation is also top notch. Thanks for your efforts.

[@laluz4473]

My goodness. Fascinating info; I didn’t even know one could do this! Seems intimidating but I will try it. Video is detailed enough to make you feel you can do it. Thanks.

[@cpalmer0703]

These bee's look cute 🐝🐝🐝😍😍😍

[@jelleesi]

My native leaf cutters in the Key Penn are obsessed with my strawberry plants... they really went for the leaves... but the plants didn't seem to get too shocked from it and produced a lot of fruit...

[@webuyhousesdenvercolorado]

This year I had a Wool Carder Bee in the garden everyday until it died in the Fall. If it wasn’t for that buddy of mine I would’ve never know about solitary bees. ❤

[@espanasmusic6899]

I see people with great consciousness about the environment and our safety in this world through bees 🐝

[@pliccut]

Great job ladies. This is the most informative video I’ve seen on KZbin. 👍

[@marvinhusbands]

It would be so cool too see bees living and thriving in something I built.

[@Hannahdabeast]

Bees are so cute. ^.^

[@MrNobodyX3]

I didn't even know this was a thing but will probably do it to help bees survive!

[@phokang7649]

neighbor: hey bud whats that? me: oh its just a house for my free range bees neighbor: dammit not again

[@deadhoe8161]

aaaa i couldn’t even focus their voices are so cute

[@doctorharlingston]

"debris and disease in the drillholes" can be drilled out if they look like they need it. I dont need to harvest. The drillholes have been the most successful for me, and i use both

[@ryleeclevenger2419]

The leaf cutter bees are so cute!!!

[@techrev1]

Bees are so interesting, i almost stepped on one once and i was like oh shit, i barely missed it by doing a lounge instead. That bee kept me on my toes with some exercise 😂😂😂

[@misteeocean]

lovely vid girls, you have lots of great info and ideas for looking after those lovely solitary bees even though you are in the US lots of the info applies to solitary bees here in the UK. Thank you x

[@samuelbarron825]

These women are amazing

[@shannonkam2140]

This is AH MAY ZING! Thank you! Can't wait to get this set up. It is a bit overwhelming with all of the informaion. I will check out some bee keepers in my local area. (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

[@Torthrodhel]

Those bees are so adorable, aww! :D

[@coryn7031]

Fascinating. What a bunch of cuties.

[@aracelip0]

Hi. I'm confused. Could you explain why you suggest to purchase cocoons? I thought the intention of making a bee house was to provide homes for local bees already living in your area. Why buying them? Thanks so much.

[@BillieFingers]

Wait what do you harvest the cocoons for? Do you put them back in the nest? Do you put them in a hive?

[@igot2picklesheyheyhey566]

Yes, this is exactly what I want... a shit ton of bees on the side of my house 👏 👏 👏

[@Haze1434]

God, I don't miss having to learn things before the internet and KZbin!

[@ninastel6020]

Regarding the foraging radius, I live in the middle of a city in an apartment building, 6th floor. I wanted to hand such a house on my balcony. I'm wondering if the bees would even reach me up there and there are no close by meadows for them to forage?

[@ninastel6020]

Thanks, sweeties!

[@bradleywoods3742]

It is possible you may get some species of solitary bee, if you drill a range of holes into a piece of wood and plant some native nectar rich plants in some plant pots you may get something

[@HungNguyen-mi4vk]

This video was very pleasant to watch

[@danno1800]

Very helpful - thank you! Much appreciated…I have subscribed.

[@_HOLLOW_-ll7dj]

This is actually adorable. I need 2 do this :O

[@aljjeeran]

You longed me to diversify beekeeping.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝😍😍😍😍😍

[@corrinjade3973]

Do you have to harvest the cocoons or can you leave them and let nature take its course?

[@blazerthecarftygirl9185]

Those are my favourite insect, They are actually harmless and it safe to touch it.

[@TightMoneyGripp813]

Those bees have some great home designers 💯

[@sociallysavage1126]

I feel like I’m watching a portlandia skit

[@monicashellabarger6249]

:')

[@lettucechild9499]

It does!

[@miguelmarquez4192]

I dont even watch that show and i got that feel lol

[@tramsroy]

As an Oregonian I can confirm this is very pacific northwestern lol

[@emilydillan2198]

“Bee Houses...put a bird on it!”

[@davesjungle7297]

I have to say well done , to the point and very interesting.

[@helwrj28]

Are there bee house dimensions you recommend? I saw somewhere that 8 inch minimum depth to accommodate longer chutes/tubes to promote more females but I'd appreciate your input too! Great video thanks!

[@mandihernandez5883]

I never new about these bees 🐝

[@hyrunnisa997]

Wow...that seems like a lot of work.

[@laurametheny1008]

Thankyou so much for these vids. I purchased a mason bee house last summer but had NO idea about any of this. What a dumb dumb lol. I can't do honeybees so I thought maybe I could help those little critters instead. Idk if they are even around here. We live in Northern "midwest"-so stupid they still call it that. We are much closer to the east...anyhoo your info is wonderful. Idk if it will work but gonna try. It is so awful what has been happening to the hive bees and even the bumbles! Some people don't get it either. They think oh its only honey...not! Without the lovely pollinators us "smarty pants" humans will just about starve along with all the other creatures eating grains etc..which of course means less food for predators-of ALL species. Sorry. I KNOW you guys are on top of that. I hope maybe I can attract some friendlies to our yard. I heard that Masons don't even have stingers. Is this correct? Thankyou again ladies.🐾😍🐝🌹

[@ADHD55]

Very interesting , love bees 🐝

[@thefaeryman]

this could be a great way to support my bee population without doing top bar bee keeping

[@combativeThinker]

That, or take to gardening and plant large amounts of flowers.

[@fartx211]

Just stumbled upon this video randomly: whats the purpose of harvesting cocoons?

[@lenoretalon9958]

fartx211 I don’t know? They love our old barn overhang . They do fine on their own.

[@glitterymoth]

they said it was to prevent disease and fungus and parasitism. which makes sense. however i dont understand the whole water bath. wouldnt that make them prone to mold ?

[@stentorcoeruleus4835]

It protects them from being eaten

[@ChronicallyCurious]

Yeah, I get removing them. But storing them? That's... that needs an explanation. I want to do this because the whole colony collapse thing is really spooky. But I don't know much about it, and have no idea why you'd store them.

[@FantasyAddict95]

storing them provides a safe and controlled environment where they won't get sick or attacked and won't wake up until you release them when conditions outside are optimal. also, there are some types of bees that would require you to get more bees to keep the population going, so saving every individual you can can help with that.

[@LJinx3]

Do you know what would make this video better? The addition of yet more bees by Dr Bees!

[@Gionei1000]

I love your hexagons in the video "Keeping solitary bees". What are they made of? How were they fixed to the wall?

[@RicardoJunqueira]

I never knew about these bees! Soo cool!

[@paadoxal]

They're so cute! My garden is all set up for them:-)

[@jonathonkresse2767]

Super neat! I wish I had the time to devote to something like this but with my own business and three cats I don't think I could give them the care they need

[@majafaganel9732]

Jonathon Kresse honestly this video is insightful but ultimately off putting because they complicate things. Remember these are wild bees they were made to survive in nature without any care or doting so as long as you have a garden and live somewhere remotely rural even suburbs you get these bees. We have them and we built them a bug house with bamboo sticks and they love it. We dont care for them at all we just leave them to do their own thing and i have to say that out of twenty cocoons only one or two dont make it and we dont change the sticks either. But we will renovate it this year after they cocoon themselves. What im saying is if you want it make it. They are wild animals and dont need for you to care for them :)

[@sumamme]

Somehow I am not getting this - why would I need to remove the cocoons from the tubes?

[@HGICQueenDiamondAries]

I'd like to know too

[@bradleywoods3742]

@@HGICQueenDiamondAries You shouldn't really do it if you are "keeping" bees from an ecological aspect as many of the parasites are other solitary bees ,wasps and flies which also function as pollinators, but if you are doing it for maximum pollination of certain crops (red mason and American blue mason bees are very good at pollinating orchards) then you take out their cocoons to ensure their survival and no parasite build up for the following year. I built a bee hotel and I dont clean it out or do anything and every year I have had more and more red mason bees and also many interesting and beautiful solitary wasps. Some birds may peck out the grubs nearest to the entrance (it happened once to me) but in my view that just makes them part of the food chain so don't worry about it.

[@waynethurman2144]

Thanks for the information!

[@audreynguyen9332]

So... 4 weeks before my summer garden begins to bloom, I should place cocoons in a consistent, warm location near the nesting site with temps around 80 degrees F to pupate, right? Then Adult bees should emerge from there in about 28 days?

[@Xombigod]

Can't you leave them in the tubes to hatch naturally?

[@jeremymartinez8556]

Save the bee,s!!!!!!!!!!!🐝🐝🐝

[@byfelicia1158]

I want to do this for a homeschool unit study😃

[@themachfivepets997]

Lolol!!! This is soo great. Bee pets... I totally want to do this.

[@EngPheniks]

I bet most of you are here because of Man vs Bee 🐝

[@ashleylane4810]

I was looking or tutorials on how to do a math thing. I have no idea how I got here.

[@Calchick7]

What if you live in warm climate like? Do you need to still harvest or let them hatch whenever normal for California

[@dillpickle7577]

its 2am and never in my life have i had an ihterest for bees but ive been watching videos like this for an hour wtf i wnt bees

[@jessemunholand4983]

I have a carpenter bee infestation on my porch, is there a way to safely get them out of the porch word and into a bee house and what kind of wood should I use

[@yasminareaidy4800]

How can I distinguish cocoons and their species? I Feel like I would not be able to separate the cocoons that can be rinsed in water from those that cant such as the leaf cutters. Is there a way to know which cocoons you are tackling if my bee habitat were to host many kinds of species?

[@BillHimmel]

Super informative! Keep it up!

[@backyardbeebuilder5666]

Thanks for sharing! Super interesting!

[@BeeUndercover]

Wow! I never knew you could harvest bee cocoons! :O

[@e.b3516]

First time i saw one, i thought it was a bumblebee who got stuck in a hole . Only its ass was wiggling out of it. I laughed so hard i had to lie down.

[@isabellapz2981]

They look like Portlandia characters (cool tho!)

[@PumpkinPails]

Isabella PZ Bees? We can pickle those.

[@MixieMooz]

Watching this because a bee wandered into my house and became ill because it couldn't get out 😞 it's out now, but very weak. So building a small house for it

[@TeisuMontgomery]

a couple of bees took over our playground that had a few screw holes vacant... i found the holes plugged up with mud.