What is this creature please

[MyFriend You]

There is an insect here, looks very much like a honey bee, but does not sting. My friend has a coffee stand, and on occasion, the syrup bottles will appear to be swarmed with bees. However, when I told him to "be careful," he demonstrated, mainly by picking up two or three at a time with his fingertips, that they were harmless. I was surprised. Don't know what they are called, and don't know how you tell them apart from bees. Had I not seen him do this, I would not be making this post. I would also suggest, that as there has been no typical (and usually outdoor) hives linked to these things, that perhaps they are not bees, but this other "sweet seeking missile." Of course, once you are stung, all bets are off.

growing up, we called them 'sweat bees' they are in the bee family but don't sting, seem to be attracted to sweaty people, dunno why, they will land on you for awhile then fly away.........

[Balance]

Yes, it is a honey bee, and yes, I can attest to the fact that they sting. Three years ago they started showing up in the kitchen, flying around the recessed lights. I first, I thought they were coming in from the attic, but the kitchen window was not closed all the way and they were attracted to the lights early in the morning.

They ended up building a very large nest in the tree in front of the house and stayed there for almost two years before moving on. Honey bee nests are uppose to be good luck and a week after construction began my wife won 10k Bhat in the lottery. Who knows.

It is a mystery if they are really nesting in your condo, as they need access in and out all day long. If you find a nest you can call a beekeeper who will bring a smoker and hive and get them out of the Condo.

Don't live in a condo, we live in a house with a roof void and I'm assuming that their hive is in the roof. We are doing our very best at the moment to isolate ourselves from our guests.

Sorry, thought I saw "condo" in your email. Call a beekeeper to get them removed, or wait until there is some honey, then call one and split the honey with him and split the honey with him and he most likely will not charge you.

[sandyf]

I got stung cutting the hedge, didn't realise the nest was there. The nest was abandoned after about 9 months.

[huahinjoe]

flying bugs always attract to the light so if u have a chance make those conditions in the room so they just fly out by themselves or help them out with the broom gently

[mikiea]

Looks like a bee to me too, and yes they sting.

Sounds like they have made a home, in your home.

vogie ya get out much do ya .......................?

[vogie]

Looks like a bee to me too, and yes they sting.

Sounds like they have made a home, in your home.

vogie ya get out much do ya .......................?

Not now I've got such bee you tifull company.

[hawker9000]

'Don't know how it is in Thailand, but in the west if they build a nest (read honeycomb) in your wall, and if it gets big, it can get VERY dense/heavy with honey and become a real mess.

In the US it's not great news to find out you have one of these in your wall, but you can often find a beekeeper who will be very happy to come and fetch the honeycomb & relocate it to his facility and add it to his collection of hives (then all you have to do is repair the wall..).. The beekeepers make a living taking their hives out to farmers' fields, orchards, etc., and pollinating crops with them.

As another member has pointed out, bees are dying off around the planet and that's a problem, especially if you like to eat... You really don't want to kill them off.

[alofthailand]

Probably a male bee - a drone. Yes they sting. They need to be professionally dealt with using smoke to send them to sleep in their nest and then releasing them in a humane way in the countryside.

[Oxx]

Probably a male bee - a drone. Yes they sting.

(1) Drones don't sting; only worker bees and the queen can sting.

(2) Drones have a rounded back end; the picture is clearly of a worker.

[joeyg]

'Don't know how it is in Thailand, but in the west if they build a nest (read honeycomb) in your wall, and if it gets big, it can get VERY dense/heavy with honey and become a real mess.

In the US it's not great news to find out you have one of these in your wall, but you can often find a beekeeper who will be very happy to come and fetch the honeycomb & relocate it to his facility and add it to his collection of hives (then all you have to do is repair the wall..).. The beekeepers make a living taking their hives out to farmers' fields, orchards, etc., and pollinating crops with them.

As another member has pointed out, bees are dying off around the planet and that's a problem, especially if you like to eat... You really don't want to kill them off.

I did several jobs like this on "high end" homes. It can get quite expensive. Most is covered by insurance in the states. I was just a hobby for me. I loved working with the bees.

[Rocketsurgeon]

Is this serious?

A six year old could identify this insect