The last moment made me chuckle... "Nope... we don't want your banana! We're leaving now!" LOL

If you want to smell the alarm pheromone, pick up a worker by the wings and put it to your nose. (Not too close mind!) She will poke her stinger out and the smell is quite strong. :)

My bees have access to thousands of banana tree.. Of about 5 or 6 varieties within 3 kilometers. Never have seen a bees on a banana in any state.. I realize this is outside.. Just a personal observation.. Yes my bees are on a banana Plantation... In Bulacan, Philippines

If you blend together filtered water, mineral salts and bananas, bees go crazy over it. Its excellent food for them.

Perhaps the cattle mistook the banana aroma as bee alarm pheromone and decided to move to safety. Or maybe they are bananaphobic.

Interesting. Good info, and a good lesson; be careful, but don't just believe everything you hear.

Ya, bananas are FAR BETTER FOR BEES THAN SUGAR. It gives them everything they need. Minerals, patassium, fats, carbs and protein. And they can even use this to feed to their young. They can't feed their young sugar. Very important.

They seem a little cautious at first. Interesting. I've found the "sting" pheromone mimics the imitation banana or banana candy smell a little more than the real fruit. Just my nose though.

Great experiment, and probably well overdue. I'd love to see the waggle dance on that one! I wonder how many other over-ripe fruits could be fed, and what the resultant honey would taste like? Potassium is essential to the functioning of the nervous system of most, if not all animals. It is sometimes referred to as vitamin K. I've been told by my doc to eat two bananas a day, as my potassium levels are bordering on dangerously low.

Very interesting. I'm going to give a feed of ripe banana's to one of my hives and see the outcome.

Definitely, a lot of Bull in this episode !

Your experiment is pretty self explanatory. The banana does not evoke any anger or aggression on the part of the bees. It makes me wonder then, if bananas, eaten by certain people, create something we’re unaware of that does in fact upset bees; or even certain bees? Science, after all, isn’t always a one size fits all.

i wonder if it would be suitable to mix a proportion in fondant. I'm sorry the cows weren't interested.......

I think your going bananas😂

Good to know I can have a banana sandwich before going into the hive (I did a couple of weeks ago, without adverse effect, but I have been cautious after hearing the rumours.) Had they eaten much more on your return? I have to feed mine up, as they have nowhere near the amount of honey they need for the winter. It is good to know I can feed them something nutritious too. I feed them sugar water, but hate doing so, as I'm really not a fan of sugar. I will try mashing up a banana in their sugar water, and see how this goes down compared to some without. Thanks for thinking of this, and sharing.

Thank you for the banana experiment. When the summer dearth comes I'll try it. Also loved your cattle. What breed are they? Yep a bull will tear a bee yard up!!

In order to illicit the defensive behavior from the bees you must grab the banana by one end, point the other at the bees, and sternly command them to Stick Em Up! I read that paper last year, i observed my bees ignoring banana on the landing board but eating it when placed on the frames. I'm still not entirely convinced that they did so for nutrition and not housekeeping. I wilk try again during our fall dearth. I also have barrel compost bins full of banana peels within ten feet of my hives and the bees show them no interest.

Way to not take any bull.

Hey Phil, why kind of bees to your raise. I see a lot of black bees. I'm interested in knowing.

Heard the same with Onions !!!

Phil, wonderful way of attracting wasps and hornets too leaving sugar rich banana outside of the hive! Might be prudent to keep feed it in just the feeder boxes???? My only worry is the level of Acetone they are consuming. You never know ....could be a Varroa repellant?

Hi i am Sharaf Almalki from Saudi Arabia Dear phil What are the results of feeding bees bananas? Best Regard

This is the real yor enjoyment life.😍😍😍

I don't need test to realize how stupid that theory is..course alot of Beekeepers are other Beekeepers worst nightmare... Always enjoy your videos though Phil, wasn't bashing you of course!

What research links do you have for bananas? Thanks! Here's some better data: desdelapiquera.com/wp-content/uploads/ALTERNATIVE-TO-OFF-SEASON-SUGAR-SUPPLEMENT-FEEDING-OF-HONEYBEES.pdf www.worldresearchlibrary.org/up_proc/pdf/1269-151781483062-65.pdf - It really bothers me when people don't include real research - I found this in just 10 minutes, I suspect if anyone spends just 1hr researching a topic, you'd find plenty of other studies on this topic - don't take anyone's "word" on things - Do some research online - for goodness sake its free! Research means that someone (at least) spent a week doing testing, and metrics. Everything else is just anecdotal or hearsay.