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Bees

Highlighting the beauty and importance of our little bee friends. Putting a greater focus on the world’s native species in their native habitats.

152k subscribers593 posts / mo in Sep 2026491 authors / mosince 2008

r/bees has 152k members (+27% over the last 12 months). It gets about 593 posts a month from 491 people. Top topics: Beekeeping & Behavior, Bee Identification and Bee Species & Behavior.

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Size and growth

How r/bees has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+27%in 12 months · +5.8% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 2026151k
Growing151k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−15%vs Sep 2025 · −19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026593
QuieterPeaked at 1.1k in Aug 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/bees

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Beekeeping & Behavior5.3%
  2. Bee Identification4.8%
  3. Bee Species & Behavior4.1%
  4. Bees and Hive Management3.8%
  5. Bee Rescue & Care3.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. iNaturalist
  2. Flickr
  3. BugGuide
  4. etsy
  5. Lego System

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research