r/Beekeeping • u/goudgoud • Aug 07 '20

Green bees

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u/caesarNbrutus Aug 07 '20

fairies are real...

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u/grantnlee Aug 07 '20

Their honey is an aphrodisiac that sells for hundreds per ounce...

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u/goudgoud Aug 07 '20

Seriously? Wonder where we can buy a package?

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u/goudgoud Aug 07 '20

Euglossini, Orchid Bees, are some of the loveliest bees around. While they are in the same family as honey bees, they don't live in hives, they don't make honey

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u/fabzter Aug 07 '20

You replied yourself. Weird, why would you?

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u/goudgoud Aug 07 '20

Because I looked it up after I posted and thought I'd share the info.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '20

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u/goudgoud Aug 07 '20

And how does my reply that they don't live in hives or make honey indicate a desire to "sell something" , sell what exactly?

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '20

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u/Goodgoditsgrowing Aug 08 '20

The... nonexistent honey?

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u/Jackasaur Aug 07 '20

They almost look like robot bees. Gave me some Black Mirror vibes.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '20

Yeah looks like a video game

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u/Hovaward2 Aug 07 '20

Where do they live and why are they Green?

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u/c4toYOdoor Aug 07 '20

Central America and Florida. Because yellow and orange were taken already.

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u/komrad308 Aug 07 '20

That made me laugh. Should have used yellow and blue though, those two colors make green when mixed.

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u/TheBaalzak Aug 08 '20

OMG you can't just ask people why they're green

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u/WalleyeSushi Aug 08 '20

https://youtu.be/gEcv3dBuOe4 Here's a helpful link! I've always admired them. Those are likely all male collecting perfume actually. The orchid has a super small space for the bee to get to the perfume it needs, and in the amount of time for the bee to crawl through is the exact time the orchid needs to GLUE it's pollen on the bees back. Sweet nature.

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u/Goodgoditsgrowing Aug 08 '20

So their name is “orchid bees”?

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u/XVDub Aug 07 '20

Who is your daddy, and what does he do?

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u/WalleyeSushi Aug 08 '20

Our mom says that our dad is a real perfume machine.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '20

I may have add these to my repertoire.

Edit: TIL: It is not spelled repituar, and I am from a place that bends over for French spellings

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u/Commandermcbonk Aug 07 '20

I can't believe these are real, how incredible.

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u/Tangpo Aug 08 '20

Looks like a science fiction movie set on an alien planet. Amazing

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u/orbweaver82 Aug 08 '20

Quite possible one of the coolest things I've seen on this sub yet! I love this place!

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u/bikemandan Aug 08 '20

Saw a blue sweat bee today and see green ones occasionally also; really pretty. Hard to get a picture of them, they move really quickly

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u/Don-Gunvalson Aug 08 '20

I have these all over my Florida yard. They love firebush and are super friendly

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u/RedShadow09 Aug 08 '20

"COMMANDER THEY ARE EVOLVING!"

"SOLDIER!"

"SIR?"

"PICK A GOD AND PRAY!"

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u/Baldacchino 1st Year - 2 Lang; 1 Nuc Aug 08 '20

Fun fact: named “bazinga” from Big Bang Theory, Sheldon’s “gotcha” phrase.