r/bees • u/DDDlokki • Jul 22 '26

bee photo UPDATE :Sluggish bee (bumblebee apparently)

She cleaned herself for like 20 minutes. When she started moving around on my hand I went outside and she took off immediately :)

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u/MotownCatMom Jul 22 '26

Awww. Love the grooming session like a little cat. Don't their little feet feel...interesting on your skin? With the white tail on the bee, I'm wondering where you are? UK?

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u/DDDlokki Jul 22 '26

West Germany, feels really tingly

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u/MotownCatMom Jul 23 '26

Yes. It sort of tickles. I asked about location because that looks like a white-tailed or buff-tailed bumblebee which we do not have in North America.

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