Those Big Black Flying Bees That Don’t Sting
June 23, 2009 by Vern
These monstrous bees don't seem to bite or sting...
These things are big and they make a noise like a humming bird as they fly by, prompting foreigners to duck and find some cover.
Thais say these things don’t bite… I guess that’s true because I’m holding this one in my hand. Proof enough? I assure you I was ready to fling this thing across the room at a wall at the first sign of pain.
I have a video of one terrorizing us (me) by flying around our place a couple years back.
Here’s the YouTube video:
Hello there!
I watched your video and saw how difficult it was to grab big blacky…I have them hanging around my garden, they collect pollen from my flowers, especially the passion fruit flowers.
I’ve stood there watching the creatures walk under the stamen of the flowers and collect pollen on their backs…they like to flirt with us humans and fly right by our heads! I’ve already poked a few of them on their behinds while they collect pollen right before my eyes, but am kind of uneasy to try holding them!
Thanks for sharing,
Esperança Melo
I live in Sacramento CA and the black bees live here too. Since so many of our honeybees have died off they are often the only pollinators in my garden. Yes, they are certainly loud and buzzy but not aggressive. I don’t even think they have stingers. They just collect pollen until they are all yellow!
Hi Mary Ann,
I’m not sure we’re talking about the same bees. I lived in the USA for most of my life and I’ve seen black bees that are very large and yet totally different in structure compared to these Thailand bees. Maybe same – but I don’t think so.
Thanks for writing!
ummm i just got bite by one and it hurt like heck!!!! i looked it up to find out if it was piosionest.
i was stung by a bug like that it hurts really bad your crazy if u think that thing is nice!