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  Mornin’. Swallows feeding over Small Meadow here on World Bee Sanctuary today. Lost count at 50. Clean wild habitat folks. Clean Wild Habitat = Insect Abundance. Insect abundance = Insect eaters. It is that simple. (Sound up) #birds #swallows #nature #worldbeesanctuary #summer #insects #biodiversity #birdsofmastodon #environment #habitat #organic

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  You’ve been seeing very large #bumblebees on the wing for the past while. Why? Okay I’ll tell you why in this quick thread if you promise to #repost as the more people who know that these are queens the more likely that someone will help some out meaning more colonies next year. Deal? 1/15 #bees #nature #environment #insects #biodiversity #science #wildlife #autumn #education

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 51. Bumblebee queens sit on their eggs to keep them warm. To generate the body heat needed for this they will make up to 6000 flower visits per day to collect nectar. #bees #biodiversity #bumblebees #environment #nature #science #vegan #worldbeesanctuary #insects #dandelions

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 45. Male bumblebees develop from unfertilised eggs. They have no father. So 100% of their genes will be in common with their mother, the queen. They also have no stinger! #bees #nature #biodiversity #bumblebees #environment #insects #climate #wildlife #education #science

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 44. For most species of bumblebee the queens will usually only mate with one male. Most males never actually get to mate successfully but if given the chance will indeed mate with more than one queen! #bees #biodiversity #nature #environment #bumblebees #science #education #insects #worldbeesanctuary

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 40. 80% of solitary bee species are mining bees. They nest in the ground. To do this they must have access to bare soil. Help them - scrape back some soil/build a mound - south facing. And never use pesticides. Ever…ever! 🐝 #bees #nature #solitarybees #biodiversity #environment #wildlife #naturephotography #science #education #worldbeesanctuary

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 39. Bumblebees have four wings. The two back wings are smaller and are usually attached to the bigger front wings by a row of hooks. This can sometimes lead to the mistaken impression that they only have two wings. #bees #bumblebees #nature #science #education #biodiversity #climate #vegan #environment #worldbeesanctuary

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 37. Bumblebees don’t have ears! They rely on sensing sounds vibrating through nearby materials with all of their body. ‘The silence often of pure innocence Persuades when speaking fails.’ - Shakespeare #bees #monday #bumblebees #pollinators #nature #flowers #wildlife #environment #biodiversity #science #education #climate

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 38. Relatively hardy and able to vibrate their bodies to create heat, #bumblebees are able to forage in cooler temperatures than honey bees. They can begin foraging earlier in the day and continue later into the evening. #bees #pollinators #nature #biodiversity #education #science #worldbeesanctuary #food #vegan #environment

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 36. Experiments have shown that #bumblebees are theoretically capable of flying at altitudes higher than Mt. Everest (29,000 feet). They have been observed in the wild at altitudes as high as 16,000 feet above sea level. #bees #nature #environment #biodiversity #wildlife #science #education #worldbeesanctuary

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 35. Bumblebee tongues are red/orange in colour, long, stretchy and hairy at the end. Perfect for lapping up nectar. When in flight the tongue folds under the head and body inside a sheath. #bees #science #bumblebees #nature #education #pollinators #environment #biodiversity #climate #vegan

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 34. Bumblebees can recognise objects through touch. Only a small number of species - humans, apes, dolphins, some fish and...#bumblebees can learn about an object with one sense and later identify it with another. Fantastic #bees #nature #bumblebees #environment #biodiversity #climate #science #education #vegan #worldbeesanctuary #ireland #insects #wildlife

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 33. Like all #insects bees have exoskeletons. Their skeleton is on the outside. Once they have hatched from their cocoons as adults they cannot grow any bigger. #bees #education #nature #biodiversity #pollinators #bumblebees #science #environment

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 31. Bumblebees beat their wings at up to 240 beats per second and they fly at speeds around 4.5 metres per second/16 kms per hour. Foraging #bumblebees have been recorded flying at speeds of up to 14 metres per second! #bees #nature #biodiversity #environment #wildlife #insects #worldbeesanctuary #eduaction #science

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  Here’s a #MondayMorningMinute with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary. Take a moment. #pause Go do some #good. Have the best week you can. If you’re not having a good week - tell someone. And if someone tells you - Listen. Really #listen. #mentalhealth #wellbeing #summer #august #bees #flowers #naturephotography #health #wildlife

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  Here’s a #MondayMorningMinute with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary. Take a moment. #pause Go do some #good. Have the best week you can. If you’re not having a good week - tell someone. And if someone tells you - Listen. Really #listen. #mentalhealth #wellbeing #health #wildflowers

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 21. Bumblebee Life Cycle - quick version! Spring - hibernating queens emerge. Feed. Start new nest. Lay eggs. Produce female workers. Late summer - produce males and new queens. New queens mate. New queens hibernate. All other #bees die. Nest ends. Repeat. #nature #science #education #bumblebees #wildlife #naturephotography

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  Do you ever look at clouds and just think wow? How lucky we are to call this planet home. Goodnight folks. #goodnight #clouds #earth

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  ‘There's a bright, golden haze on the meadow There's a bright, golden haze on the meadow… Oh, what a beautiful Mornin' Oh, what a beautiful day. I've got a beautiful feelin'…’ #morning #meadow #worldbeesanctuary #beautiful #nature

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 22. Solitary Bee Lifecycle. Quick Version! Adults emerge in spring/summer. Mate. Male dies. Female starts nest. Lays up to 30 eggs in individual pods stocked with pollen and nectar. Female dies. Young pupate over winter. Emerge in spring. #bees #nature#biodiversity #climate #environment #worldbeesanctuary #education #science #pollinators

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  Bee Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep. Dream beyond their spin… #bee #goodnight #dream

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 23. Bumblebees leave a scent on flowers they visit which can be recognised by other bees thus saving them time and energy foraging already ‘empty’ flowers. ‘There are always flowers for those who want to see them.’ - Matiss #bees #bumblebees #nature #biodiversity #science #education #environment #climate #saturday #worldbeesanctuary #wildlife #naturephotography

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  Bee ‘Outside another yellow moon Has punched a hole in the nighttime, yes…’ May dreams drift gentle through your night Warm and welcome as a summer breeze… #bee #goodnight #dream

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  #wildflowerhour Musk Mallow displaying incredible resilience growing in stone, flowering in drought conditions, and avoiding traffic in the yard here this week at World Bee Sanctuary. #nature #wildflowers #resilience #MuskMallow

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 24 Pollination is the act of transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma. Pollinators are animals that facilitate this transfer. Bees are kick-ass #pollinators. #bees #nature #leafcutterbee #biodiversity #environment #worldbeesanctuary #science #education #climate

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  Here’s a #MondayMorningMinute with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary. Take a moment. #pause Go do some #good. Have the best week you can. If you’re not having a good week - tell someone. And if someone tells you - Listen. Really #listen. #mentalhealth #wellbeing #summer #bees #bumblebees #health #food

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 25. During hibernation #bumblebee queens avoid freezing to death by producing glycerol which acts like antifreeze preventing water in their bodies turning into ice crystals. ‘Nature never breaks her own laws.’ - da Vinci #bees #nature #biodiversity #environment #science #education #climate #insects #pollinators #worldbeesanctuary #willow #naturephotography

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  Bee Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep. Lost to the scroll we neglected to dream… #bee #goodnight #dream

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  #theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 26. Solitary Bees: Account for over 90% of bee species. Don’t live in colonies. Don’t have a queen. Don’t make honey/wax. Aren’t aggressive. Don’t swarm. Rarely sting. Vary in size but are usually smaller than #bumblebees. #bees #pollinators #nature #environment #science #education #wild #wildlife #biodiversity #worldbeesanctuary #vegan #summer #August #dandelion

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  Here’s a #MondayMorningMinute with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary. Take a moment. #pause Go do some #good. Have the best week you can. If you’re not having a good week - tell someone. And if someone tells you - Listen. Really #listen. #mentalhealth #wellbeing #summer #life #health #hoverfly #cosmos #flowers #august