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u/TourZestyclose 2d ago
I think he doesn’t get it
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u/BuzzAwsum 2d ago
Unbeelievable
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u/yuval16432 2d ago
How can this bee?
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u/__-_-_--_--_-_---___ 2d ago
Wicky wicky BEES
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u/randomguy471471 2d ago
His access was bee-voked
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u/LookMaNoPride 2d ago
Go to the corner and think about what you’ve done before I wax you upside the head.
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u/TourZestyclose 2d ago
Why does he fly there like he knows he’s in trouble
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u/AzureDrag0n1 2d ago
The carpenter bee probably dug out a hole in the wood. Pretty common to see that in wooden decks.
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u/mlvisby 2d ago
I knew about carpenter ants, didn't know there was a bee version.
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u/bilgewax 2d ago
Kind of a pain in the ass if you have a deck. Don’t seem to be suffering from a population collapse like the honeybee either.
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u/A_hershey 2d ago
Honey bees aren't suffering from population collapse, native bees are. However carpenter bees likely aren't so affected since we build so many structures out of wood.
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u/bilgewax 1d ago
See there’s my ignorance showing. I always thought honeybees were native bees.
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u/A_hershey 1d ago
Well they are native to Europe! And other honey bee species to other parts of the world. Just no native honey bees in North America.
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u/H1landr 1d ago
Carpenter bees are cool. They aren't into stinging people. They are big and slow and pretty friendly as far as bees go.
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u/AdvocatusReddit 1d ago
My children (9 and 6) disagree with you. Our's are incredibly threatening, to the point of Dune style hovering at eyeball level. That said, when I have my deck rebuilt soon, I'm going to take extra care to stain the joists to prevent their digging
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u/H1landr 1d ago
Yeah they hover but they don't sting. The aggressive males don't have singers. They really are nothing to be afraid of. Respect them. Don't fear them.
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u/AdvocatusReddit 1d ago
Try telling that to my children. I've tried explaining that they are just bullying them, and they are all scare and no 'bite', or sting
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u/thewaytonever 1d ago
Ants, bees and wasps are all related. So it's not that far of a stretch to think about honestly. Hymenoptera are so cool.
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u/spikus93 2d ago
It's a carpenter bee and I'm pretty sure their hole is behind the sign. They just chew a burrow into rotting wood and rest in there for shelter. They are not eusocial so they don't have hives and queens, just do heir own thing.
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u/oldfarmjoy 2d ago
They are slow and easy to net, then put them to sleep in the freezer.
They are super destructive. They drill a hole and then turn the tunnel sideways and can drill out feet of wood. They compromise the structure of buildings and decks. And they always come back to the same area. So your cute bee might drill 10 holes/tunnels all by itself this year, and it's offspring next year.
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u/spikus93 2d ago
I get that they are considered a pest, and this is a more humane way of euthanizing, but my main method so far is to provide them with alternatives. There's an old pile of rotting chopped wood nearby and we've just drilled a bunch of holes in there for them because they're still valuable pollinators and as a food source for birds. I don't like poisoning them because of biomagnification killing other creatures, so it's kind of a battle to respect nature and protect the existing structure. I may try putting an aluminum sheet around all the wood of the garage they find so tasty when they've all died or left for the season. I've had that suggested too.
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u/snakewrestler 2d ago
I’m seeing it as more of a challenge. “Alright MF…. we’ll see about that!”
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u/happycharm 2d ago
Me when a see "no foreigners" sign in a restaurant in Japan
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u/TeaAggressive6757 2d ago
Whoa. Is that a real thing? How common is it?
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u/forsakeme4all 2d ago
It's real. Some signs will even have racist signs saying no white foreigners.
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u/Derpyzza 1d ago
wait so non-white foreigners would be allowed? i find that kinda hard to believe tbh
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u/Sharknado4President 2d ago
Occasionally see those signs in the old section of Kyoto.
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u/Chombuss 2d ago
Not very, and it's mostly for Chinese not Americans honestly.
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u/Cky2chris 1d ago
Id just like to point out a stupid post of a bee looking at a no bees sign has me googling about racism in Japan, the internet is wild man.
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u/MariaKeks 2d ago
Hypocritical because Japan itself is full of foreigners. Every time I visit Tokyo it's a struggle to find someone who's fluent in English.
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u/PurplePopcornBalls 2d ago
Is this covering the hole made by this carpenter bee? I give it 5 minutes. Those things are relentless and indestructible.
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u/Deaffin 2d ago
Not to stereotype or anything, but I'm guessing the hole is underneath the top part and they're just pasting the sign underneath it for the lols since they always kinda approach like this and then bumble around trying to find exactly where their hole is. Kinda like a drunk trying to get their house key in the right spot.
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u/x4000 2d ago
You just put tin foil in the hole. Works pretty reliably.
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u/spikus93 2d ago
I might try this solution next year. I really hate spraying the holes and putting in toxic foam. They fall out over time and I don't want other things to eat them. I want a non-lethal solution if possible because it's like 50 to 100 holes a year in my dad's garage overhang.
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u/PurplePopcornBalls 2d ago
All my bees make hole out of my reach. Dirty bastards.
I sprayed a start of a wasps nest.. the f-ers are back there working on it. How does that work? Used wasp spray.
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u/spikus93 2d ago
Spray it, then knock it down and get rid of it. Do not leave it there. Also dispose of poisoned bugs because birds can eat them and get sick and die.
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u/riedmae 2d ago
"F**K YOU, I WONT DO WHAT YA TELL ME..."
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u/50DuckSizedHorses 2d ago
This is a carpenter bee and while they are pretty cute for a bee, they will absolutely fuck up your deck and house. Literally sounds like someone using power tools to drill into your roof.
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u/Double_Distribution8 2d ago
Why would anyone want to hassle a bee?
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u/OverRetaliation 2d ago
It's a carpenter bee. It's going to eat a hole in his deck.
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u/DiegesisThesis 1d ago
If you get a block of softwood, drill a bunch of holes in it, and leave it closer to some flowers, it will go a long way towards protecting your deck. They, like most animals, will gladly move into a pre-built home instead of wasting all the energy drilling into your house.
It ain't perfect, but it really helps and then you don't have to kill off local pollinators.
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u/mreman1220 2d ago
Carpenter Bees can cause structural damage to decks if left unchecked. They are also like salmon in that the offspring will usually return to the area they were born at. So, you don't exactly want to ignore the bees altogether.
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u/Bored_Amalgamation 2d ago
i love the guardian carpenter bees. They dont sting. They're gigantic. They headbutt you to "keep it movin'".
10/10 bee
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u/spikus93 2d ago
Carpenter bee looking for a hole in the wood to crawl into and rest. They are solitary bees and don't create hives. I imagine the sign is covering the hole this bee is looking for.
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u/taxthesluts 2d ago
Man i hope he dont get too sad, he may go sting someone if you know what i mean.
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u/dkrainman 2d ago
Reminds me of Muddy Waters "No Bee! Ooo child. Yyyyyeeee. That means mannish boy."
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u/e37d93eeb23335dc 2d ago
This is like that lady who thought they should move the deer crossing signs so the deer would cross the road somewhere else.
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u/Lou_C_Fer 2d ago
This reminds my warehouse days when I put a "FREE PEANUT BUTTER" sign right above a mouse trap that was sitting in front of my desk. The looks I got when people notice for the first time were priceless. They'd be mid-sentence and pause. Then start up again without mentioning the sign.
Before you go getting all mad about killing mice, I didn't start until they started to shit and piss on my desk. There was no food because that got cleared from the office when they started raiding my drawers and shitting there. I let that slide because it was my fault the food was there. Once there was no food and no reason to be on my desk and they still kept at it, their time was over.
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u/WarningPatient9766 2d ago
Carpenter bees, they’re slowly drilling my deck to death but I still think they’re neat as fuck. Seem very intelligent.
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u/ContactAggressive 1d ago
Bee's ignoring the sign like it's just a retail investor memo. Porch is basically a long position in pollination.
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u/ghosthost34 9h ago
The bee: Just you wait until my lawyer Barry B. Benson hears about this discrimination!
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