How to Keep Solitary Bees

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  • čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
  • Learn where to hang your bee house, what you need to provide your bees with, where to get bees, and how to harvest cocoons!
    Visit beebuilt.com/collections/garden to order your own bee house and supplies!
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Komentáře • 512

  • @kermitsewerside
    @kermitsewerside Před 6 lety +1366

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

  • @dogleghobag
    @dogleghobag Před 6 lety +238

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

    • @amberdale2468
      @amberdale2468 Před 6 lety +12

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

    • @PumpkinPails
      @PumpkinPails Před 6 lety +12

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

    • @SkinCareLuver
      @SkinCareLuver Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @nottoday7147
    @nottoday7147 Před 6 lety +558

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

  • @sleekwethotdog1010
    @sleekwethotdog1010 Před 6 lety +201

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

  • @marywattu1782
    @marywattu1782 Před 6 lety +633

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

    • @redroses0880
      @redroses0880 Před 6 lety +23

      Mary Wattu same at first

    • @annabrabston2892
      @annabrabston2892 Před 6 lety +146

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

    • @bturner331
      @bturner331 Před 6 lety +3

      Me too!!!

    • @_Soc
      @_Soc Před 6 lety +2

      xD

    • @escueme
      @escueme Před 6 lety +6

      HAHA LOL 😂😂 I FEEL DUMB

  • @daniellehowe207
    @daniellehowe207 Před 6 lety +135

    This is The most wholesome thing

  • @soundofko1814
    @soundofko1814 Před 6 lety +71

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

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo Před 7 lety +523

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

    • @JoCox4048
      @JoCox4048 Před 7 lety +9

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

    • @NICKnumber13
      @NICKnumber13 Před 6 lety +6

      You sure like bugs, huh?

    • @ausintune9014
      @ausintune9014 Před 6 lety +6

      You prob do, they look more like flies.

    • @josegutierrez-hv1qy
      @josegutierrez-hv1qy Před 6 lety

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

    • @Larissa-ek1sp
      @Larissa-ek1sp Před 6 lety

      leokimvideo i

  • @RADARTechie
    @RADARTechie Před 6 lety +15

    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.

  • @hamsterama
    @hamsterama Před 6 lety +36

    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
      @brandonkelbe Před rokem +1

      Does it need to be south facing?

    • @hamsterama
      @hamsterama Před rokem

      @@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
      @karimmarinocastromartinez34 Před rokem

      @@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
      @karimmarinocastromartinez34 Před rokem

      they gave a unique honey call meliponia

    • @brandonkelbe
      @brandonkelbe Před rokem

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

  • @deadhoe8161
    @deadhoe8161 Před 6 lety +9

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

  • @zdfklbhdfg
    @zdfklbhdfg Před 7 lety +224

    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
      @AnonYMous-fv1dw Před 6 lety +8

      Maddie Hudson how is the fairy house?

    • @Demureu
      @Demureu Před 6 lety +11

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

    • @TheCynicalDude_
      @TheCynicalDude_ Před 6 lety +22

      Demure Z LOL. I love that negativity.

    • @musicbox2466
      @musicbox2466 Před 6 lety +7

      this comment section is hilarious

    • @glooperxi319
      @glooperxi319 Před 6 lety +13

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

  • @jrenee1040
    @jrenee1040 Před 6 lety +12

    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.

  • @marsmemory
    @marsmemory Před 6 lety +8

    this is the most wholesome thing ive ever seen

  • @ginnupdotcom
    @ginnupdotcom Před 6 lety +52

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

  • @SansaStarkofWinterfell
    @SansaStarkofWinterfell Před 7 lety +32

    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
    @98Zai Před 6 lety +188

    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
      @jonathanl9229 Před 6 lety +101

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

    • @thefaceofawsomeness491
      @thefaceofawsomeness491 Před 6 lety +42

      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
      @98Zai Před 6 lety +22

      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
      @gestucvolonor5069 Před 6 lety +52

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

    • @LeMeDuh
      @LeMeDuh Před 6 lety +2

      No, that means I’m doing a good job.

  • @giddy7079
    @giddy7079 Před 7 lety +31

    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
      @donaldlyons17 Před 2 lety

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

    • @giddy7079
      @giddy7079 Před 2 lety +2

      @@donaldlyons17 sir this was 4 years ago

    • @donaldlyons17
      @donaldlyons17 Před 2 lety

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

    • @giddy7079
      @giddy7079 Před 2 lety

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

  • @explicadescomplica7814
    @explicadescomplica7814 Před 7 lety +82

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

  • @phokang7649
    @phokang7649 Před 6 lety +8

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

  • @Coelacantha
    @Coelacantha Před 6 lety +8

    Those bees are so adorably fuzzy!

  • @Alluvian567
    @Alluvian567 Před 6 lety +3

    Love how beautiful the leafcutter bees are. Wow.

  • @lorenzoiaccarini6966
    @lorenzoiaccarini6966 Před 6 lety +8

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

  • @aratakitheoneandoniitto
    @aratakitheoneandoniitto Před 6 lety +4

    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

  • @paolacana3529
    @paolacana3529 Před 5 lety +3

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

  • @extraSPARErib
    @extraSPARErib Před 6 lety +15

    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.

  • @guesswho4555
    @guesswho4555 Před rokem

    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.

  • @samspetservicesnavan
    @samspetservicesnavan Před 5 lety

    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!!

  • @cameronclare5084
    @cameronclare5084 Před 28 dny

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

  • @poldoll5683
    @poldoll5683 Před 5 lety +1

    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 😁

  • @a.c.6361
    @a.c.6361 Před 5 lety

    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.

  • @Hannahdabeast
    @Hannahdabeast Před 6 lety +15

    Bees are so cute. ^.^

  • @laluz4473
    @laluz4473 Před 6 lety

    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
    @cpalmer0703 Před 4 lety +1

    These bee's look cute 🐝🐝🐝😍😍😍

  • @pliccut
    @pliccut Před 5 lety

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

  • @MechanicsStudents
    @MechanicsStudents Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @Torthrodhel
    @Torthrodhel Před 5 lety

    Those bees are so adorable, aww! :D

  • @samuelbarron825
    @samuelbarron825 Před 6 lety +8

    These women are amazing

  • @walterhbez
    @walterhbez Před 4 lety +2

    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.

  • @ryleeclevenger2419
    @ryleeclevenger2419 Před 6 lety

    The leaf cutter bees are so cute!!!

  • @coryn7031
    @coryn7031 Před 6 lety

    Fascinating. What a bunch of cuties.

  • @jeffclarke5497
    @jeffclarke5497 Před rokem

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

  • @HungNguyen-mi4vk
    @HungNguyen-mi4vk Před 6 lety +1

    This video was very pleasant to watch

  • @misteeocean
    @misteeocean Před 7 lety +3

    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

  • @Orlyy
    @Orlyy Před 6 lety +41

    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...

  • @jelleesi
    @jelleesi Před 6 lety +1

    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...

  • @techrev1
    @techrev1 Před 6 lety +1

    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 😂😂😂

  • @ADHD55
    @ADHD55 Před 2 lety

    Very interesting , love bees 🐝

  • @LonelyPinesFarm
    @LonelyPinesFarm Před 6 lety

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

  • @waynethurman2144
    @waynethurman2144 Před 6 měsíci

    Thanks for the information!

  • @igot2picklesheyheyhey566
    @igot2picklesheyheyhey566 Před 6 lety +3

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

  • @espanasmusic6899
    @espanasmusic6899 Před 2 lety

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

  • @doctorharlingston
    @doctorharlingston Před 6 lety +24

    "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

  • @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. ❤

  • @MrNobodyX3
    @MrNobodyX3 Před 6 lety

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

  • @backyarddiyforever2673

    Great vid! Keep up with the bee keeping.

  • @TightMoneyGripp813
    @TightMoneyGripp813 Před 6 lety

    Those bees have some great home designers 💯

  • @misterbee6124
    @misterbee6124 Před 2 lety

    really enjoyed it

  • @shannonkam2140
    @shannonkam2140 Před 5 lety

    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)

  • @_HOLLOW_-ll7dj
    @_HOLLOW_-ll7dj Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @marvinhusbands
    @marvinhusbands Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @BillHimmel
    @BillHimmel Před rokem

    Super informative! Keep it up!

  • @blazerthecarftygirl9185

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

  • @paadoxal
    @paadoxal Před 6 lety

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

  • @ninastel6020
    @ninastel6020 Před 7 lety +29

    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
      @ninastel6020 Před 7 lety +2

      Thanks, sweeties!

    • @bradleywoods3742
      @bradleywoods3742 Před 3 lety +1

      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

  • @aljjeeran
    @aljjeeran Před rokem

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

  • @mandihernandez5883
    @mandihernandez5883 Před 6 lety

    I never new about these bees 🐝

  • @RicardoJunqueira
    @RicardoJunqueira Před 6 lety

    I never knew about these bees! Soo cool!

  • @backyardbeebuilder5666

    Thanks for sharing! Super interesting!

  • @davesjungle7297
    @davesjungle7297 Před 4 lety

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

  • @sociallysavage1126
    @sociallysavage1126 Před 6 lety +50

    I feel like I’m watching a portlandia skit

  • @user-cn9hf8uc3v
    @user-cn9hf8uc3v Před 2 lety

    Very nice

  • @jeremymartinez8556
    @jeremymartinez8556 Před 6 lety +23

    Save the bee,s!!!!!!!!!!!🐝🐝🐝

  • @holycopy
    @holycopy Před 6 lety

    Leraned something new. Thank you.

  • @rubixmantheshapeshifter1769

    nice bees great video

  • @riotbreaker3506
    @riotbreaker3506 Před 6 lety

    I want this now.

  • @themachfivepets997
    @themachfivepets997 Před 6 lety

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

  • @kimuseni
    @kimuseni Před 6 lety

    Wow. Thanks. I never knew

  • @littlebees6235
    @littlebees6235 Před 7 lety +2

    Great video guys! love the logo too :) Bzzz

  • @LJinx3
    @LJinx3 Před 6 lety

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

  • @jonathonkresse2767
    @jonathonkresse2767 Před 6 lety

    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
      @majafaganel9732 Před 6 lety +2

      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 :)

  • @Haze1434
    @Haze1434 Před 5 lety

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

  • @laurametheny1008
    @laurametheny1008 Před 6 lety

    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.🐾😍🐝🌹

  • @helwrj28
    @helwrj28 Před 2 měsíci

    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!

  • @TeisuMontgomery
    @TeisuMontgomery Před 5 lety

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

  • @byfelicia1158
    @byfelicia1158 Před 4 lety

    I want to do this for a homeschool unit study😃

  • @hyrunnisa997
    @hyrunnisa997 Před 6 lety +4

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

  • @EngPheniks
    @EngPheniks Před 2 lety +4

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

  • @jeremyhicks6367
    @jeremyhicks6367 Před 6 lety

    Thanks for sharing! :)

  • @jessemunholand4983
    @jessemunholand4983 Před 4 lety

    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

  • @Gionei1000
    @Gionei1000 Před 2 lety

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

  • @saurabhbanik7811
    @saurabhbanik7811 Před 6 lety

    Could we just leave the shut tubes outside during the winter?

  • @mobbs616
    @mobbs616 Před 6 lety

    would silicone blocks work? there easier to clean and less likely to wear down to quickly. but will the bees accept a silicone home?

  • @thefaeryman
    @thefaeryman Před 7 lety +35

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

    • @combativeThinker
      @combativeThinker Před 6 lety +3

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

  • @iowaunemployment
    @iowaunemployment Před 4 lety

    Great video. But, can the bee houses be left up for the winter with bees in them or will the freeze kill them?

  • @leokrupp4442
    @leokrupp4442 Před 6 lety +9

    Bees?!? . . . . *B E E E S ! ! ! !*

  • @jonathansukanto3052
    @jonathansukanto3052 Před rokem

    nice i love it. already subscribe

  • @SuzyBriseno
    @SuzyBriseno Před 5 lety +1

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

  • @savethefrogs6317
    @savethefrogs6317 Před 2 lety

    Did the video explain how to tell the difference between leaf cutter bee tubes and others? (Bc it said not to wet the leaf cutter ones...)

  • @PerfectPride
    @PerfectPride Před 6 lety

    One day when I have my own home I'm gonna get me some bees!!!