There is either a bee orgy or war going on outside

Exterous

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Was grilling outside and a bunch of bees were either fighting or mating. They'd swirl around and try and pair off. When two actually connected they'd fall to the ground for a little bit

Either way I was glad when things on the grill were done
 

Red Squirrel

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I see a bee like maybe once a year if I'm lucky. I remember seeing them way more often before they started to go extinct.

Bees having sex is always a good thing!
 

IronWing

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Bee biologists we are not. OP, maybe termites, otherwise known as flying fuck bugs?
 

[DHT]Osiris

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Was grilling outside and a bunch of bees were either fighting or mating. They'd swirl around and try and pair off. When two actually connected they'd fall to the ground for a little bit

Either way I was glad when things on the grill were done
Bee drones are asexual iirc, so they weren't mating. Queenie certainly doesn't come out to mate either. You sure they were bees?
 
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gorobei

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I used to see this when I used to do landscaping during college. I always assumed that it was mating.

Thanks for the link. now verified!
 

highland145

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I see a bee like maybe once a year if I'm lucky. I remember seeing them way more often before they started to go extinct.

http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/gmobeedeaths.asp
What seems to be deadly to bees is that the neonicotinoid pesticides are coating corn seed and with the use of new air seeders, are blowing the pesticide dust into the air when planted.


PSA: Buy neonicotinoid free plants for your planter beds. The growers spray the plants to prevent insects....and it kills the bees. Home Depot is supposedly phasing them out.
 

GagHalfrunt

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A good orgy is almost indistinguishable from a minor war. If your orgies are not warlike you're doing them wrong.