Stingless Bees Guard Tasty Honey With Barricades, Bouncers and Bites | Deep Look

[@TheLivetuner]

That "yum" caught me off guard lol. Fascinating little builders these bees, material science via natural selection, mindboggling

[@hellz23456]

😂

[@masonhunter2748]

what the yum

[@LazyTallGuy]

Same here! I had to re-listen haha

[@ChuanChihChou]

Narrator slipped into her real voice🤣

[@Mycelium]

uwu

[@rafael-rossi]

Bees are incredible, and native bees deserve so much more recognition. Thank you for this cute episode.

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Our pleasure!

[@LunaMosorie]

@@KQEDDeepLook can a sanddigger bee (sdb) and a stingless bee make a new spechies ? im just wondering, btw, AUSOME VIDIEOS. (im only 13, and i learn alot from u)

[@Mangaoreader]

Yeahsbsjs Sss Xx Sss S Sssss S S

[@GooTheMighty]

Agreed! Support your local pollinators.

[@ShirokumaSama]

"Do they sting?" "Worse, they annoy" 😂

[@HeyYouSA]

They pester you to the brink of insanity. Only the strong-willed can keep these bees.

[@BlitzAce-pj9jr]

I hate these little pests following me around for Ear Wax and sweat

[@fricod4396]

They will fly around you like tiny inlaws / helicopter parents and will criticize everything you do! "Bzzz, you're wearing that in public?", "Bzzzwhy are you playing that video game when you could be filing your income tax on time for once!", *tiny bite* "I see, you have money for a new shirt. Meanwhile your cutting board is a health hazard of Chernobylian proportions..." - You'd do anything to get them to leave you alone! I guess that's where the expression "buzz off" really came from ;)

[@nikayra9564]

​@@fricod4396😢😂😂😂😂😂

[@aihsdiaushfiuhidnva]

Stingless bees actually sounds pretty chill to have around

[@shardinalwind7696]

Watch out, they bite

[@shardinalwind7696]

@Iambot233How many times have we seen this trick…

[@Timmycoo]

All bees are generally pretty chill to have around. It's the wasps that are the a-holes.

[@aihsdiaushfiuhidnva]

@Iambot233 only 4k? you can do better than that my friend

[@miguelangelvizuetmata555]

Mostly chill. Just avoid Oxytrigona hives.

[@mariomoura5690]

Bee is good Bee is love Bee is life

[@shardinalwind7696]

I mean, their life seems better than honey bees who sting once and then die painfully for absolutely no reason at all

[@fernald2201]

And wayyy better than wasp which will endlessly bite and sting until their threat/prey neutralize

[@brokenmirror3911]

iirc isn't the stinging bees dying painfully on sting because their stingers are barbed and get stuck in some creatures but not all?

[@victory8928]

@@brokenmirror3911yes they do this to release pheromones and keep stinging the target so that more will sting it

[@gwagner1380]

​@@fernald2201 until you get close to a hive of Oxytrigona and you find out that they spit acid

[@BugTypeTrainer]

There are actually a few reasons. One of which is the removal of a stinger ensures that the target will receive a full dose of venom, another reason is the release of the death pheromone, which is a signal that spreads to her sisters quite fast, allowing for a ‘swarm’ of protective sisters. Also unlike what deeplook said, stingless bees DO have stingers, theyre just unable to sting people

[@mypal1990]

Nature is cool when a bee doesn't have a stinger, they find ways to survive!

[@RedSelf]

Although the need for a 🐝 to have a stinger, comes more from humans than from bees themselves 😅 Because we met them, in the renewed way

[@miguelcarvalho5122]

3:05 flyin around with them pockets full❤ soo cute

[@matttypes2695]

Honey bees: a hexagon is the most efficient shape Stingless bees: hold my honey

[@DavidCruickshank]

Nobody tell CGPGrey😅

[@sirembrum49thegreatmoth2]

​@@DavidCruickshank I guess Hexagon isn't always the Bestagon 😂

[@andrewr681]

erm. ok

[@FLPhotoCatcher]

A hexagon *is the most efficient shape.* That's partly why the stingless bees only produce 1/7th as much honey.

[@Splarkszter]

​@@FLPhotoCatcher Actually It's the triangle.

[@GabrielLongo]

I cannot tell how much I LOVE BEES, every bee is such a cool animal

[@sgmbacca]

I'm currently trying to restore the stingless bee population at he farm i grew in southern brazil. They disappeared in the last 15 years with the increase in the use of agrotoxics and expansion of monocultures. Bit by bit, they are coming back. One colony of Jataí (_Tetragonisca angustula_) even built their new nest inside the wooden walls of the house after trying to on in a cabinet INSIDE THE HOUSE, despite my attempts to lure them to a wooden box. Gotta love those little creatures

[@Elimarzordan]

Uns anos atrás eu costumava ter a espécie de Jataí no norte do Espírito santo. Através de cuidados, consegui várias colmeias bem resistentes.

[@thiagopamponetcaldassantan3411]

Vale a pena tentar o método dos ninhos armadilha ou armadilha pet para as abelhas sem ferrão, principalmente para as Jataí, dificilmente as abelhas sem ferrão entram em caixas de madeira, vale a pena pesquisar sobre isso aqui mesmo no you tube eu aprendi bastante sobre capturar e cuidar de abelhas por aqui, principalmente os canais Vida das abelhas e Abelhando mundo afora. E tenta pesquisar de flora para jantaí, plantar flores que elas gostem de visitar pode facilitar elas de se desenvolverem

[@MarinaMorena13]

eu tava querendo saber como eu podia ajudar as jatais e outras tmb, plantar mais flores nativas aqui em casa, faz muito tempo que não as vejo, e eu moro do lado da reserva flroestal

[@dustintacohands1107]

Maybe you have that as your mother colony ???

[@Jack78825]

4:09 Yum! Lol that was surprising

[@giulianodenardi7654]

She's out off line but she's right

[@zach6800]

Just when I think bees can't get any cooler this species have bouncers at the nest like it's a nightclub.

[@purplepothos5794]

Their lil' carrier bags on their back legs are so cute!

[@shelleyeatz]

Love their chubby pollen/resin pants!

[@timeimp]

The photography on this episode was *chef's kiss* Keep up the great work Deep Look!

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Josh Cassidy is responsible for our cinematography!

[@jivejunior8753]

An episode not located in California? Impossible Seriously though, thank you for showcasing native peoples and the relationship they have with their environments. Stingless bee keeping in the Americas by natives is not talked about nearly enough.

[@ViVi-ev2cn]

Bees are some of my favorite insects. This was super cool to watch.

[@yelonade]

I like the “YUM”

[@georgiaguardian4696]

These are the cutest bees ever. I love bees

[@cyberdroid2300]

3:05 I am a mature adult, I am a mature adult, I am a mature adult! The balls of this Bee, it's literally weighing him down 🤣

[@silviavalentine3812]

😂

[@BChanAzn8876]

I visited a mountain village in Costa Rica and one of the villagers showed me their stingless bee colony! The colony's hive had an almost alien like structure but I think I prefer it over the boring honeycombs of the honeybee!

[@mixiekins]

That resin is a crucial component not only for the bees, but also for a critically endangered art from the region called Popotillo. You use the beeswax to stick naturally dyed straw (also endemic to the region, Sporobolus wrightii) to something like paper or wood, and the resin in the wax is a critical component in keeping the wax pliable. For over a decade now I've been researching and mastering the art to try and preserve it, because there hasn't ever been a book written about it, and even I struggled to learn about just how essential these bees and their resin-spiked wax was. The common honeybee doesn't collect resin, so naturally I've been struggling to make do with common beeswax. Thank you so much for highlighting this aspect of these bees, I'll be making reference to your video in my free classes going forward.

[@yamihikarilightdark9]

I love seeing those wee bags of pollen on bee legs. I loved hearing how they do the same with resin. :D

[@TheBestInsects]

Their eyes are so cute!! Everything about these bees is cool!

[@Strawb3rryD3ath]

this gotta be one of the coolest videos i’ve stumbled across ever

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Wow thanks!

[@SarahTheGuard]

My favorite episode thus far. Im wowed by their capability to take the resin and just move it to their back legs. So cool!

[@timothyg1986]

That was so cute.

[@Moranthyst]

Their pollen and resin trousers are so adorable ❤

[@aimiakaibara1897]

My goodness, they are so adorable! I never knew that there are various other bees than honeybees!

[@yodxxx1]

With all that resin, honey, and wax, those hives must smell absolutely fantastic

[@kingsleyucheora3481]

This is why i love DEEP LOOK.

[@ShrekOwO]

4:09 "YUM!" I was not expecting that LOL

[@brianrigsby7900]

4:11 was that "yum" your voice? That sounded so adorable!!!🥰

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Yes, that's our host Laura Klivans having some fun.

[@lahlisa8521]

That 1 stingless bee guarding the entrance: "IN THE MIGHTY EYES OF THE LORD I WILL HOLD MY POST"

[@ThatFreeWilliam]

No mention of the "glorp attack" some use where they regurgitate resin onto ants, gluing them to whatever they're on? That's one of the coolest things about these lil guys.

[@wxlurker]

Those back-leg "pockets" are absolutely adorable.

[@ElyesBoudhina]

5:35 "Wait for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee". "Hold The Dooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" :v

[@Valor.]

Even the bugs dont want the bugs inside

[@eric-8894]

Whoa, watching stingless bee i suddenly remember there was a colony of Trigona nested in my childhood house. They stayed there about 18 years before i moved out! I remember picked them to played with when in kindergarten, and also picked them as a speciment when in college. Hahahaha, i wonder where they are now

[@him_shift111]

Oh I’m so endeared by them, especially that bouncer ❤

[@footfault1941]

Qué rico su miel! Reactions by staff is a telltale story with distinct flavor, right? A sight inside of the structure is very beautiful & impressive! Artistic! Professional work superior to that of potter wasps. Intriguing facts: geometric beauty by excellent technique & a range of materials. Majestic potter bee to be coined! Me encanta El video!

[@gregl6455]

I have a colony of these small stingless bee in my backyard! They made a nest inside our big bamboo chair! They've been there for years

[@saivinaypavanan7334]

That's a Honey Bar!!

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Belly up!

[@DemandingRiches]

Can i take this if I’m allergic to bees ?

[@isabelamartinspereira7994]

They're really lovely, sometimes they appear in my house and once they even did stayed here. In Brazil we call them Jataí bees. I've also seen some Euglossa where I live, they are reeealy pretty ❤

[@fandomfan7930]

The fact that they just annoy you is oddly adorable. They're so small 😭

[@RHRH235]

Deep Look is just great!

[@tylerbuford]

I clicked so fast when I saw a new upload

[@2014moon]

Me too I love this channel even tho I don’t fool with insects learning about them is amazing ❤

[@sandspar]

Like Bees of all species, Deep Look provides a vital service to the world. Like honey, your videos are good and sweet. We ❤YOU!

[@mora2299]

Larga vida a las Abejas meliponas!!

[@werewolf8_8]

1:17 idk why they had to specify that HE doesn't have a stinger

[@BSIII]

Bees are incredible little creatures. What an amazing world we live in.

[@zali33333]

Dear Deep Look Team, Absolutely astonishing work (as always), please never stop!

[@-_A_B_-]

Thanks Deep Look for such beautiful and full of information Videos ❤

[@aformalevent]

Incredibly high quality work as always! Thank you so much for making this amazing content. I like that this video is a little longer.

[@kathe7086]

I've heard there's not much study of these bees. It's good to see that at last something big gives them the oportunity to show off who they are🧡

[@carlosaureliolararlo]

Here in Brazil the most comum stingless bee species is Tetragonisca angustula, know as Jatai, there is another too that have a very sweet smell caled Marmelada (Frieseomelitta varia)

[@igNights77]

another amazing video, thanks!

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BugTypeTrainer]

Real quick- stingless bees do have stingers. Theyre just too small to use on people!

[@Frieren_Lienel]

Theyre also in philipines, very often found inside empty pipes or hollow things, their wax has a potent sweet and muddy smell, the bees also has a smell when they attack intruder, their honey is sweet and sour, but differs from what flower

[@tylermcginley7213]

I absolutely love this program! I love learning new things and this is right up my alley! Thank you!

[@KQEDDeepLook]

You are so welcome!

[@ok-zl7vl]

We have these in our yard and they naturally nested in old speaker we left outside(large wooden old speakers). We actually often get to se war between two colonies as if there are many colonies nested near by. We have never harvested the honey . We just let them be. It's ben many years they are still here.

[@ericwtfsky]

What a great day for an upload from you! Hello hi I come with questions! 2:40 I can't stop noticing how the guard bees heads look SO INCREDIBLY SIMILAR to the shape and patterns of a cicadas head. Is there ANY relation at all whatsoever? Because I will be absolutely shellshocked if you tell me no. It's absolutely insane how similar they look.

[@matthewlopes8689]

Fascinating stuff! Another great episode 🤩

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Oltoir]

What an amazing video! This is a great look into native bees. Keep up the great vids

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Thanks a bunch!

[@irvalfirestar6265]

They call these stingless bees 'kelulut' here, and recently farmers have developed a vacuum-based device to suck out and harvest the honey without impacting the hive too much in the process. Compared to using knives to stab and cut the balls, which disturbs the hive enough that the bees had to spend extra effort rebuilding the nest, the honey vacuum uses a needle to prick each bulb and suck out the content, leaving the rest of the nest virtually untouched.

[@degeneratewithasideoftidep6795]

Ooooh I know these guys, I’ve seen a super persistent colony in my grandparent’s house (it’s been there since I was a child, now I’m 19) and they’re super fun to see what they do on the daily

[@Gible-o-clock]

I watch your videos when im bored. This kills the boredom fast. Keep up the great work!

[@hyrunnisa997]

wow fascinating! this is the first i’ve heard of stingless bees

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Thanks! And to think there are hundreds of species of them.

[@stevebennett9839]

I love this channel, it really does do a deep look into some extraordinary stuff.

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Thank you Steven!

[@brandondixon4785]

Thank you everybody for this channel !Please more native beee and pollinators videos ❤ as well as new introductions to new creatures ❤❤

[@octaviasilva4540]

Beautiful video as usual, absolutely love nature.

[@wisnuwardhana6423]

4:10 the "yum!" got me 😂

[@ivanruiz2218]

hahaha i loved it

[@TikagurungRai]

Bees are important

[@dragonluvver975]

Imagine you walk near them and you can see them all going ">:((((("

[@RadRaptor152]

I might not be a big fan of any sort of bees, but i won't lie when i say i admire their work ethics and micro sized monarchy

[@AmberLB93]

They are so cute. Bees are super adorable.

[@brandip77]

I learned so much from this video. I had no idea there were stingless bees.

[@alinowow]

i love this so much! they're like ceramists architects all at the same time

[@SOMEONE-hv3xc]

ngl there should be a game where you play as stingless bees, there could be colony fission, managing worker shifts, predator attacks, mass crafting systems, and the most complex base building design any insect game has ever made.

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Yes please.

[@SOMEONE-hv3xc]

@@KQEDDeepLook I suggest you guys collaborate with Kurzgesagt!

[@volf7f8]

I am so grateful of the amount of videos coming out from Oaxaca! Sometimes the biodiversity of my hometown is not as broadly covered Gracias

[@KQEDDeepLook]

🇲🇽

[@tallic967]

Bees, ants and termites are so interesting! They're so clever and underrated

[@3yearsago287]

Love the 6 minutes video 👍👍👍

[@benwasden8107]

Really impressed that they keep and farm the native bee's, this is such a brilliant idea as the natural habitat has evolved with those bee's. Who really knows what the full detrimental impact might be to the local environment on using foreign bee's, despite the already stated increased risk to spreading pests and diseases not native to the area. I suspect the honey they produce will also taste differently to the normal honey bee giving the honey they sell a particular niche in the market, just like their bee's have their own little niche in the local environment.

[@VivekBhardwaj-m6x]

Bees are so intelligent. There are so much similarities between us and the bees

[@iinumae]

waiter, waiter! more deep look, please! :D

[@AbelhaAmazonia]

Fantastic!!!❤, i have 10 differents species of Stingless Bees over here in my house, i have the smaller and the biggest bees of the world, "lambe olhos bee" and "uruçu boi". Imma gonna share this informations with people of all the world in COP30, next year, in my city Belém, in Brasil🇧🇷❤

[@JohanPaul-ov7jk]

Which Camera is being used for shooting?

[@aurorajones8481]

Thats awesome. Thanks for bring us this. Im highly alergic to bees so its nice to see honey bee's that cant sting. Id still be very nervous around them.

[@skumarp5205]

DEEPLOOK never disapoint us

[@Sunny_DeeLight]

I love bees so much! I think it would be cool to hang out with these ones!❤😂

[@LaineyBug2020]

Whyare they so freaking CUTE? 🥰

[@zenn9836]

Honey pots. They have honey pots. Pots. The most adorable thing. My day has been made knowing that there are stingless bees have pots of honey.

[@maxamps45]

I keep these bees. I don't know what species I got but they plug up entrance with a hard plastic like sap every night.

[@NathyIsabella]

I'm fro. Southern Brazil and we also have the honey from stingless bees sold by who ever produces it and used "medicinally", and it is EXPENSIVE in comparison to the honey bees ones

[@Avabees]

Ive never heard of these bees! Wow

[@Floweyundertale12345]

Oh my so Good !😃

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Thanks! Bees are some of our favorite creatures to film & produce episodes about.

[@unclemikescomedy]

"BEE-FENCE BEE-FENCE BEE-FENCE!!!"

[@kittybuns1226]

I think this bee is cute

[@jtrindle9383]

Incredible photography

[@bmo14lax]

Very cool! Amazing shots as always and thank you for the video.

[@bmo14lax]

And thank you patreon supporters.

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Glad you enjoyed it!