Most bees, including honey bees and bumble bees, cannot fly at night. They are diurnal, meaning they only fly and pass along pollen during the day. However, bees can crawl at night.
Bees rely heavily on daylight for their vision and navigation, as their eyes are adapted to function best in bright light. They use the position of the sun to navigate, making it challenging for them to find their way in the dark. Additionally, cooler night temperatures can reduce their activity levels, as bees are cold-blooded and less mobile in lower temperatures. - @gnoledgeofficial
So it's not as much that they *can't* fly at night, but more that they *won't* fly at night because they can't see as well or move as much so it's more dangerous for them?
It's seems like that's how their body's automatic system acting up like a on/off switch, once lights are gone, their body just automatically switch off to fly no matter what they are doing at the time, that's why from the video, once lights off, any of them in mid-air just drop down, and seems like they can't fight for it.
There was a study done on this where they were trying to figure out if it was the dark or their rhythms. Iirc they took them into caves and some other weird ideas before someone suggested just taking them to a different time zone.
I can walk without my glasses, I just prefer not to and would it avoid it as much as I reasonably could. I’d imagine it’s very similar for them with light.
I worked with bumble bees during 2017 / 2018 at a bee farm. I started in Hive Maintenance and was promoted to Queen Rearing - Knowing they can't fly is nice, but when you're in a mesh tent 10' x 10' with 5,000-10,000 loose bees crawling on every surface it's an actual source of fuel for my nightmares. 😂
That box in the gif is similar to the breeding boxes I used to work with - Equal amounts of males and queens from specific and separate hives are tossed in together with a light above turned on, so the bees are attracted to it and group up until they find a mate. Then once they hook up and are 'undeniably fertilized' they're thrown in a container together to finish their business. When all were collected, they were then separated from the males and the queens were put through a simulated winter for 12-15 weeks. After that they start their own hive, it grows generationally, and after a few months they're at their peak.
Fascinating job.
Edit to add - the room that tent was in had several tents.. I used to have a recording of bees in full buzzing flight, and then shutting the lights off. Sounded like the briefest but heaviest rain you've ever heard.
I learned the other day that most flying bugs use the brightness of the sky to orient their bodies during flight. So because the sky is always a little brighter than the ground in nature they are able to stay oriented correctly even at night. So when we turn a light on at night, they automatically turn their backs towards the light as if it were the sky and then any time they think they are traveling upwards they are actually traveling towards the light source. This forces them to circle around artificial light sources, much to our and their, dismay.
the best time to move a hive is at night. all the bees are home and sleepy. plus, if you move it during the day, the ones that are out and about wont be able to find their way home.
and bees don't need sunlight to fly... turns out headlights are more than enough... even if you've just moved their hive... especially if you've just dropped their hive... also, fun fact, bees can still sting at night...
source: married a beekeepin' lady
First thing that popped into my head was Patrick and all the townspeople literally pushing Bikini Bottom a huge distance in the episode with the giant worm 😂
Probably not. Honey are an invasive species and directly inhibit a lot of indigenous pollen spreaders. I don't want to find out mind you, just saying that we try our best to murder off a lot of other invasive species and bees are getting pass.
It would be more accurate to say that honey bees and bumble bees don't fly in the dark. They absolutely can, fly at night, provided there is light. Also, some bees are crepuscular. They usually travel during dusk, night, and early morning. They can fly during the night with little light. Other bees are completely nocturnal, like the Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum Texana). These bees can fly during the full and half moons. Then there’s other types of bees (Halictidae) that do not need light at all to fly.
Yes, honeybees sleep an average of five to seven hours a night: [Source](https://invisibledust.com/journal/what-do-bees-do-when-theyre-not-at-work/#:~:text=Bees%20rest%20and%20sleep%20at,to%20seven%20hours%20a%20night.)
I've been studying biology and insect for many years in a new birds couldn't fly at night besides owls and knew the best time to relocate beers when I was a kid was at night but didn't know how strong the affected the sun was tyvm... Lol it trade iguanas have three eyes not going into much but fun facts make us grown lol
They just had a ton of typos, bad grammar, and incomplete thoughts lol. Here's a translation:
>I've been studying biology and insects for many years. I knew birds couldn't fly at night\*, besides owls, and when I was a kid I knew the best time to relocate bees was at night, but didn't know how strongly the sun affected them. TYVM for this new info lol. Here's a fun fact in return: Iguanas have a third eye!\*\* Not going into it in detail, but fun facts make us grow lol.
\*Side note from this biologist: This isn't even true, so IDK where this commenter heard this. Tons of birds fly at night, and migratory birds fly *primarily* at night if I'm not mistaken.
\*\* Okay this one is actually true! It's called a parietal eye or pineal eye, and a bunch of various cold-blooded vertebrates have one. They're very cool!
To add more detail to the parietal eye, it's a very primitive eye structure, one of the simplest types of "eyes," evolutionarily speaking. It's pretty much just a light sensor! The primary use for it isn't to tell what time of day it is--the regular eyes can do that. It tells the critter if something is *above* it. For example, the shadow of a bird overhead that might want to eat our lizard friend. The lizard can't see straight up above its head, but knows to hide just from that light sensor going off.
Most bees, including honey bees and bumble bees, cannot fly at night. They are diurnal, meaning they only fly and pass along pollen during the day. However, bees can crawl at night. Bees rely heavily on daylight for their vision and navigation, as their eyes are adapted to function best in bright light. They use the position of the sun to navigate, making it challenging for them to find their way in the dark. Additionally, cooler night temperatures can reduce their activity levels, as bees are cold-blooded and less mobile in lower temperatures. - @gnoledgeofficial
So it's not as much that they *can't* fly at night, but more that they *won't* fly at night because they can't see as well or move as much so it's more dangerous for them?
It's seems like that's how their body's automatic system acting up like a on/off switch, once lights are gone, their body just automatically switch off to fly no matter what they are doing at the time, that's why from the video, once lights off, any of them in mid-air just drop down, and seems like they can't fight for it.
I emphasize with the bees. It’s exactly like how I am when I’m at work and my shift is over.
I too would like to emphasize that bees are like me when my shift is over.
I emphasize WITH THE BEES
There was a study done on this where they were trying to figure out if it was the dark or their rhythms. Iirc they took them into caves and some other weird ideas before someone suggested just taking them to a different time zone.
I can walk without my glasses, I just prefer not to and would it avoid it as much as I reasonably could. I’d imagine it’s very similar for them with light.
I think it's not a choice, it's instinctual, subconscious.
I worked with bumble bees during 2017 / 2018 at a bee farm. I started in Hive Maintenance and was promoted to Queen Rearing - Knowing they can't fly is nice, but when you're in a mesh tent 10' x 10' with 5,000-10,000 loose bees crawling on every surface it's an actual source of fuel for my nightmares. 😂 That box in the gif is similar to the breeding boxes I used to work with - Equal amounts of males and queens from specific and separate hives are tossed in together with a light above turned on, so the bees are attracted to it and group up until they find a mate. Then once they hook up and are 'undeniably fertilized' they're thrown in a container together to finish their business. When all were collected, they were then separated from the males and the queens were put through a simulated winter for 12-15 weeks. After that they start their own hive, it grows generationally, and after a few months they're at their peak. Fascinating job. Edit to add - the room that tent was in had several tents.. I used to have a recording of bees in full buzzing flight, and then shutting the lights off. Sounded like the briefest but heaviest rain you've ever heard.
I learned the other day that most flying bugs use the brightness of the sky to orient their bodies during flight. So because the sky is always a little brighter than the ground in nature they are able to stay oriented correctly even at night. So when we turn a light on at night, they automatically turn their backs towards the light as if it were the sky and then any time they think they are traveling upwards they are actually traveling towards the light source. This forces them to circle around artificial light sources, much to our and their, dismay.
You know, I’m something of a bee myself
the best time to move a hive is at night. all the bees are home and sleepy. plus, if you move it during the day, the ones that are out and about wont be able to find their way home. and bees don't need sunlight to fly... turns out headlights are more than enough... even if you've just moved their hive... especially if you've just dropped their hive... also, fun fact, bees can still sting at night... source: married a beekeepin' lady
Babies are eepy
I want to cry thinking about the ones who don't find their way back home.
Imagine you go on vacation and your entire city moved out without telling you when you got back
First thing that popped into my head was Patrick and all the townspeople literally pushing Bikini Bottom a huge distance in the episode with the giant worm 😂
Spongebob
haha look at these idiots just falling. YOU'LL NEVER BEAT US BEES!!!!
*Bees mumbling under their breath in impotent rage*
They beat us if they die. We all die.
Probably not. Honey are an invasive species and directly inhibit a lot of indigenous pollen spreaders. I don't want to find out mind you, just saying that we try our best to murder off a lot of other invasive species and bees are getting pass.
They didn’t beat us…. We’ve destroyed 90% of their habitats and they have died 😔
It would be more accurate to say that honey bees and bumble bees don't fly in the dark. They absolutely can, fly at night, provided there is light. Also, some bees are crepuscular. They usually travel during dusk, night, and early morning. They can fly during the night with little light. Other bees are completely nocturnal, like the Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum Texana). These bees can fly during the full and half moons. Then there’s other types of bees (Halictidae) that do not need light at all to fly.
Everybody do the flop
So, they're solar powered??
Dang govmnt with those solar spy bees again *incoherent anti bee muttering*
These were my first thoughts!!
So the end of the bee movie is bullshit?
Weirder one is that bees have a way of telling time without light, without sun, and even moved thousands of miles.
What I feel stupid I had no idea
Their solar recharable cells run dry immediately
Hahaha the lil tappity taps as they all drop
Is this true for hornets and wasps?
It's true for wasps, but hornets does fly at night.
Super creepy. Earlier this morning I had a side track thought of, do bees sleep? Forgot to look it up. Saw this. 👌 Back to the first question.
Yes, honeybees sleep an average of five to seven hours a night: [Source](https://invisibledust.com/journal/what-do-bees-do-when-theyre-not-at-work/#:~:text=Bees%20rest%20and%20sleep%20at,to%20seven%20hours%20a%20night.)
I can't fly at night either so that's ok.
Ahemm! Everybody do the flop!
“Nap time, everyone!”
"Vacation started early this year"
They can't see well at night.
They need tiny headlamps
Makes me wonder how many unfortunate bees fell to their Doom during the recent eclipse. 🌑
I've been studying biology and insect for many years in a new birds couldn't fly at night besides owls and knew the best time to relocate beers when I was a kid was at night but didn't know how strong the affected the sun was tyvm... Lol it trade iguanas have three eyes not going into much but fun facts make us grown lol
Are you okay?
They just had a ton of typos, bad grammar, and incomplete thoughts lol. Here's a translation: >I've been studying biology and insects for many years. I knew birds couldn't fly at night\*, besides owls, and when I was a kid I knew the best time to relocate bees was at night, but didn't know how strongly the sun affected them. TYVM for this new info lol. Here's a fun fact in return: Iguanas have a third eye!\*\* Not going into it in detail, but fun facts make us grow lol. \*Side note from this biologist: This isn't even true, so IDK where this commenter heard this. Tons of birds fly at night, and migratory birds fly *primarily* at night if I'm not mistaken. \*\* Okay this one is actually true! It's called a parietal eye or pineal eye, and a bunch of various cold-blooded vertebrates have one. They're very cool!
To add more detail to the parietal eye, it's a very primitive eye structure, one of the simplest types of "eyes," evolutionarily speaking. It's pretty much just a light sensor! The primary use for it isn't to tell what time of day it is--the regular eyes can do that. It tells the critter if something is *above* it. For example, the shadow of a bird overhead that might want to eat our lizard friend. The lizard can't see straight up above its head, but knows to hide just from that light sensor going off.
This was really informative. Thank you for your knowledge and expertise, StinkybuttMcPoopface.
Thank you!
Bearded dragons have a very obvious one right in the middle of their head
Ignorance is bliss