Clever Queen Bumble Bees | Life In The Undergrowth | BBC Earth 

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I kept a bumble for a few hours. Found it barely moving all crashed out on the path. Took it inside to feed it some honey, realized I had no honey so I mixed some white sugar with some water into a paste and put a blob in front of the bee. After a few seconds it started to drink and, a few minutes later, it had significantly recovered enough to stand up straight. It drank a second and then a third blob and within 20 minutes was slowly beating it wings. As the sugar rush kicked in Fred the Bee could beat its wings so fast you could hear it from the next room and my daughter came in to investigate. She screamed at first but after a while she grew accustomed to Fred and they became friends. Unfortunately I had to return Fred to the wild so we said our goodbyes and I opened the window for him and he departed.

Man even Bumblebees gotta warm up the car to get to work in the winter. Respec, Bumbledybee.

My heart is so broken for bumblebees. They die fast in this cold Wisconsin. Literally all the flowers disappear at the end of August. Just about a month ago I found a hungry bumblebee on a flower. I made a sugar water and fed him (her) and he flew away. I was so happy. At that moment I decided to feed them if they would explore the food. I carved a long wood, made it like a plate. I put one in front of house and one back side of house. I melted 10 pounds of sugar in water and poured it into those wood plates as needed. For my surprise many bumblebees came every day, all day. In a month they finished more than 200 pounds of sugary water. I am 57 year old and I am so terribly regret not exploring these most beautiful creatures in our planet. They are the most beautiful and useful creatures.They need our help more than ever….

I found that planting carrot tops (after you sever the main root and let the carrot top sit in water to grow top foliage) are phenomenal for pollinating insects for months. The carrot tops continue to bloom continuously, and supported a small ecosystem of pollinators in my garden; including swallowtail butterfly caterpillars. I now have a traditions of planting as many sprouted carrot tops around the property to draw in all the bees :3

Lovin her fur jumpsuit. Bees are so fab

I have developed a real affection for bumble bees. They are adorable and don’t deserve the bad press they get

1:30 That dangly bee foot of hers 😂

I love bumble bees. I enjoy watching them do their thing.

“Bumblebees have particularly large and heavy bodies” *ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT*

those tiny and vulnerable wings can make the bumblebee flies 🏵️🌹🐝🌺🌻

I need muscles like this so I can burn fat to stay warm in the winter

It’s been a long week. I just decided I want to watch a bumblebee! 🌸 🐝

Bees are Beautiful 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

I’m always effortlessly enticed by attenborough , every single time.......

Bees are so gorgeous. Remember folks plant plenty of perrenial bushes like fuchsia and hollyhock types for the bumblebees :)

They're so fluffy!!!

In slow motion the bumblebee is the angel of the insect world

She's so strong and so smart I love her

I stumbled across Mrs Bumble on my walk back from work, just barely crawling. I've a soft spot for wildlife so my hand became the ground upon she walked. Yes she could sting me which would be very bad for her and painful for me but at that time in her life I was just a warm object to climb on and heat up. Watching her wake up and clean herself from tip to toe(s) just from the heat of my hand.... so happy. I know where her nest is so when it's the right season I drop off little packets of food every two weeks or so just to help her out.

Hard not to marvel at nature and the beautiful way it's captured by the BBC Natural History Unit.

Such beautiful gentle giants.🌻🐝

Bumblebees in real life sound like helicopters when they get near you. It’s funny. My grandmothers yard always had lots and lots of bumblebees. They were BIG sometimes.

So essential to man.... And extra beautiful to watch 😍

comments under bee videos: gorgeous, beautiful, outstanding. nature truly is magical comments under wasp videos: i have never wanted a bottle if raid so badly. someone please set the nest on fire

Cutest bug ever.

I love hearing the bees in the spring and those Queens start new life each spring. The sound of them reminds me how important they are to us! The world needs bumble bees!

The part where the bee warms the inside of the daffodil reminds me of a scene from Fantasia.

🐝❣️❣️cute.

Bees are so precious 🐝

bumble bees are cute. i just saw one on the road but im not sure if it was a queen.

She's so fat and adorable, lol. I love these little fluffy butterballs.

wow, bumblebee looks like a super heavy helicopter taking off

When I was younger bees really scared me but now at the age of 18 I'm fascinated by them and really like them.

Those are the only bees I don’t run from. They will hover eye to eye and have staring contests with you

Shes “wingin” it.. to bee all she can bee… 🐝

Bumblebee, amazing flying trucks :)

You can pet bumblebees

I love them, so cute! My favorite insect

I love the creatures of earth so much! 😭

Bumbly bees are the very most adorable! Auuuu such little darlings. Bz bz bzz!

Perfectly illustrates the hidden wonders all around us.

Bumblebees are cute and beautiful

IMO the most peaceful beautiful bee, great to have around growing up

David Attenborough - women love him, other documentary narrators wanna BE him

such beautiful music

Why would you thumbs down this video? It’s about bumble bees.🤣

Bumblebees are my favorite species of bees

My, my, what beautiful ladies!

You are right! for example Wasps polinate Berberry bushes. Some crops can only be buzz pollinated like Bilberry,High Bush Blue Berry,Tomatoes and Potatoes if you want real potato seed,snap dragons, only Bumbles can open them. Honey bees and flies are good for apples etc, Butterflies and Humming are good for many showy flowers. I will say Bumbles and Honey Bees are top class for plums and cherries for pollination.

I saw a massive bumblebee yesterday and I was like “how are you able to fly!?” They’re the helicopters of the animal kingdom

I certainly couldn't warm up from near 0 degrees, I can scarcely warm up from 15 degrees, lol!

When you think about what insects do to their bodies, it’s no wonder they have short lifespans. Generating 30 degrees in minutes is freaking incredible and so taxing and just using up that life force. Life is amazing

Sir D.A. is da best!!!

Bumble bees are one of those insects they are really nice

Look at it its so cute

David Attenborough could be talking about paint drying on a house and i would still watch.

God's work is really magnificence. Bumblebees have a brain size of rice but they still know what needs to done.

I once helped a bee who decided to land on one of my friends shoes...she stayed on my finger for a while and didn't sting me

Wow, Learning something New. Bumblebees aré wonderful insects like the honey bees.

We have a family of bumble bees in hour garden for years My father scolded us for bothering them

My fav insect

That dramatic sounds when the Queen takes off

What's with all these bee videos popping out

Nature blows my mind yet again. The Bumblebee literally puts its wings out of gear?! Then revs itself up to get warm. Just like a car.

I saw a Queen Bumble Bee some time ago, in my garden!

Oh so that was happening with that bumblebee I found yesterday. I thought it was dying. Would explain a lot why it crawled onto my hand immediately. I mean I too would do this on a hot stone it I found one :) Unlike their militant cousins they know we are of no threat to them :P

I dunno who named it a bumblebee looks like a fairy to me but it sounds cute at least

How cool is that

My favorite insect ,, you can stroke them and let them walk on your hand ,they are so gentle.

In France they are called "Bourdons" 😊

"Mother Nature shares Her secrets, which She is usually so ready to share, with those who have high purpose." Marion Carpenter 1962

When I was six I accidentally stepped on a bumblebee with my bare feet while playing outside. I think the bee was fine but he/she sure wasn't happy. Loudest buzzing I've ever heard. I ran inside and stayed there for the rest of the day. Scariest day of my life at the time.

I watched a video where it showed bumblebees sleeping in flowers. So beautiful. Yes the flowers are shelter and the flowers are warm. Amazing.

I.met several of these in ..other times... Never really realized they were the queens

Magnificent.

I like these narrators. Very gentle to one's ears.

Flex your muscles to stay warm.

Video is 30 minutes too short. 😔

Bumblebees are the only insects in the world that reach a high cuteness level :D

oh my god

I love the music, such a nice touch to the chilled out footage. Make a bee hotel, save the bees. Without the bees nothing will grow and we're f**ked =P

"According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way that a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyways. Because bees don't care what humans think is impossible."

Complimenti, riprese meravigliose!

Wait, wings out of gear? What muscle acts like a transmission? Never heard of this before!

2012: No 2013:Nope 2014:Nah 2015:Not yet 2016:Almost 2017:Wait for it 2018:So close 2019:NOW 2023:Also a good time

Very cool. 👍

we have a lot of them in pur garden - i usually hit them with a tennis racket

What kind of hives do you have? Thats pretty cool! Love Bees! Bumbles and Honey Bees that is.

Early blooming Daffodils clear up any semblance of seasonal depression I may have had. Since i was a child i always was made happy at the first sight of a blooming patch

No bees No Life on Earth ;) visit also flowerofgoodness channel

you made something big from something really small

It’s amazing how chubby they are and can still fly

Flyyyyyy my pretty

She is so cute 😊

Can we hold a election to change the name of bumble bees to Thic Bees

Beautiful baby💓💗💕💋❤💘💞💖🐝

01:20 Finally that amazing liftoff moment came! (Sat 01 May 2021 17h09)

Bees are great. Unlike wasps, they just go about their business. It’s funny wearing a bright coloured coat in early spring, as I’m convinced they are attracted to you because of it.

What an amazing God we have! Created so much wonderful complexity and diversity in life. Amazing. Thank you Abba!