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Do bees sleep in flowers?
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Posted by rosecats (My Page) on Wed, Apr 8, 09 at 23:48
| Well, you can already tell that I know next to nothing about bees, so please bear with me!
I've noticed for several years that bees seem to be sleeping in my flower heads, particularly cosmos & sunflowers. At first I thought they were dead, since they looked so crumpled up, poor things! However, I would notice that they were gone once the day warmed up, but I'd find more bees that evening or the next morning. I already noticed some in a very full English rose this year.
What's up? I always thought they went back to the hive at night.
Please chime in if you have any knowledge.... I've been telling people for some time that bees sleep in my flowers, and I don't want to sound too kooky if that's not the case.
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RE: Do bees sleep in flowers?
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| I have never seen honey bees do this, only native bees, mostly bumbles, I suspect not only for a sleep over but a place to go to when bees are old and dying. Konrad |
Here is a link that might be useful: Bees
RE: Do bees sleep in flowers?
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| I often found bumble bees sleeping (and/or passing away) on flowers, especially my lavender plants, in my last garden. That garden was in an urban environment and there were not that many perennial flowers around other than in my yard, so maybe that's why I saw so many. |
RE: Do bees sleep in flowers?
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| Especially in the fall when the nites get cool they are allmost comatose till the sun warms them up. That's the bumblebees. Honeybees go home at nite.And some do die. |
RE: Do bees sleep in flowers?
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| Yes, bees are sleeping on your flowers. While females may return to the hive, males often prefer to pass the night on a blossom. Cosmos are a particular favorite of members of the Melissodes species. No male bee of any species has a stinger, so feel free to take a closer look! |
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| awe... sounds sweet. Sure they were not fairies? I have heard they do sleep in flowers (-: Lesli |
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| Yes! Last summer in early mornings I would find the flowers in my cutting garden being used as flop houses. LOL. Some flowers had a full ring of slumbering bees. They were so cute. I wonder if I still have the photos... |
sleepy bees
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This is not my photo. I found it on Photo bucket...
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RE: Do bees sleep in flowers?
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| I live in Ireland and there are two bees sleeping on flowers in my garden as we speak. I initially thought they were dead, but in the morning when they are warmed up by the sun they get on with their day.... |
RE: Do bees sleep in flowers?
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Yea..it's mostly male bees staying out, ..not because they prefer, they
are not welcome at home....female, [worker bees] shove males out of their hive because breeding is over and pretty well useless at home at the end of season. There will be next to zero male bees going into winter inside a hive. |
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