To bee or not to bee?

[ms381]

Hi Forum,

Im thinking of buying this little fellow, his an 2010 male but one of the last of the clutch. So im thinking he might be the ugly duckling of the group. I do not have much experience with bumblebees. I knowe they brown out quite a bit when they grow, this guy seems to have a fair bit of brown for a little guy?

If some of you could give some advice on what makes a great bee, and maybe some opinions on this one that would be great.

In the future i will want to pair him up with a little lady so really i am looking for one of good quality, so i would be happy to wait until later on in the year .

Thanks matt

[SlitherinSisters]

Your thoughts are probably right, but if you don't mind him being a bit dirty, he's perfectly fine. Some people prefer dirty bees, some prefer clean. I don't think he is too bad. I've definitely seen a lot worse!

[wallyblue]

Looks pretty good from where here. I was looking into buying one of these before I got Herbert. Yours doesn't seem to have too much brown. How much brown do they usually get with age?

[Monster Dodge]

Love it!!! You would be crazy to pass him up

[ms381]

Looks pretty good from where here. I was looking into buying one of these before I got Herbert. Yours doesn't seem to have too much brown. How much brown do they usually get with age?

As i said im no expert with bees, but i saw one in particular on jkbolka reptiles youtube channel that was crazy brown, didnt much look like a bee anymore.


What im trying to find out from this post is, does he have alot of brown for a youngen. And therefore will he brown out alot as he grows.

I am a fan of yellow snakes so i would prefer to keep him that way as long as possible.

Thanks for your input, is that herbet in your avatar?

[DemmBalls]

Looks pretty nice to me. I like his high white sides! IMO the pic looks kind of dark, so it's hard to gauge the snakes true color. Maybe ask for another pic?

[ms381]

Looks pretty nice to me. I like his high white sides! IMO the pic looks kind of dark, so it's hard to gauge the snakes true color. Maybe ask for another pic?

Yes, a good idea for sure. The pics are slighty dark, i will post if he can provide another photo.
Ive just noticed he has a sad face on the side to! Lol

[rdoyle]

i think he looks great. i would get him

[snakesRkewl]

Ive just noticed he has a sad face on the side to! Lol

lol, yeah he does.
He doesn't look like he'll fade too bad, ask for pics of the parents too

[Pinoy Pythons]

I dont think he'll brown out badly in time. I love his patterns, specially on his head. Ask pictures of the parents, at least it will give you an idea on how the parents turned out to be as adults. I love bees when they become adults, having 3 layers of color tones, golden brown on top, yellow in the middle, then white at the bottom. So I say, to bee!