Over on tiktok user @nomadicpancakes has observed a group of #bees that have learned to turn on the sensor on a water bottle filling station by walking over the target.

This is just the kind of thing bees are made to learn, they love targets and need to follow them when dealing with flowers all the time.

The interesting thing is that the bee who hits the target produces water for her sisters, herself less so. But these #eusocial girls seem to have that worked out!

https://www.tiktok.com/@nomadicpancakes/video/7255331484444314926

“I happen to know that honey bees love caffeine - I accidentally introduced some to Red Bull a couple years ago, and they spent the entire summer harassing me for it 🙄 It was absolutely thrilling. One bee visited, got her fill, then went and told all her friends about me. Within an hour I was being swarmed. Felt like the prettiest flower in the field.” #coffee #bees #coffeeday
https://flipping.rocks/@ater/115298872153721667

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 181

Bumblebees tend to start struggling to fly when the ambient temperature rises above 100°F (38°C).

#bees
#climate
#nature
#environment
#insects
#education
#science
🐝🌍

Wishing everyone a bloomin’ good #WildflowerWednesday.

#BeeKind #bees #insects #bloomscrolling #flora #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #SimpleThings #DelightOverDarkness

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 181

Bumblebees tend to start struggling to fly when the ambient temperature rises above 100°F (38°C).

#bees
#climate
#nature
#environment
#insects
#education
#science
🐝🌍

Wishing everyone a bloomin’ good #WildflowerWednesday.

#BeeKind #bees #insects #bloomscrolling #flora #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #SimpleThings #DelightOverDarkness

So, yes, there are chemicals involved in natural processes, but you know what's not natural? #PFAS, #PFOS, and other #ForeverChemicals! If folks are becoming wary of #BigChemical (#Dow, #3M, etc) and #Pesticides, that's not a bad thing (imho)... (And no, I am not against vaccines or modern medicine -- just Big Chemical using people and the planet as their dumping ground!)

More And More People Suffer From '#Chemophobia' — And MAHA Is Partly To Blame [But not PFAS manufacturersl?!!]

The fear tactic strikes a nerve with both conservatives and liberals alike. Here’s what you need to know.

By Jillian Wilson, Sep 1, 2025

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/more-and-more-people-suffer-from-chemophobia-and-maha-is-partly-to-blame-goog_l_68af1b19e4b0bbcc3f8d48a5?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

#DowChemicalKnew#3MKnew#BigAg#RoundupReady#Glyphosate#Bees#Extinction#Hubris

Record 2024–2025 honeybee colony losses reported across United States, over 60% lost in Texas

h/t @uccawx

https://watchers.news/2025/09/01/record-honeybee-colony-losses-2024-2025-united-states-texas/

#beekeeping #bees

Record 2024–2025 honeybee colony losses reported across United States, over 60% lost in Texas

h/t @uccawx

https://watchers.news/2025/09/01/record-honeybee-colony-losses-2024-2025-united-states-texas/

#beekeeping #bees

One little piece of news like this a day'd probly see me survive this darkness "a cost-effective and sustainable solution to help tackle the devastating decline in honeybees"

"Scientists have developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help save honeybees from devastating declines. By engineering yeast to produce six essential sterols found in pollen, researchers provided bees with a nutritionally complete diet that boosted reproduction up to 15-fold."

#bees #climatechange #insects

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250822073807.htm

One little piece of news like this a day'd probly see me survive this darkness "a cost-effective and sustainable solution to help tackle the devastating decline in honeybees"

"Scientists have developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help save honeybees from devastating declines. By engineering yeast to produce six essential sterols found in pollen, researchers provided bees with a nutritionally complete diet that boosted reproduction up to 15-fold."

#bees #climatechange #insects

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250822073807.htm

Bike security in Bristol is reaching new levels. #bike #bees #bristol

I came across this awesome website with (mostly) free to use silhouette images of different organisms - great for scientific publications and presentations! I really appreciate people making/uploading these images for others to use - will probably be using these on graphs in the future. The bee species available are a bit lacking, though.
https://www.phylopic.org/

#science #biology #entomology #bees #research #academia#ScienceResources

I came across this awesome website with (mostly) free to use silhouette images of different organisms - great for scientific publications and presentations! I really appreciate people making/uploading these images for others to use - will probably be using these on graphs in the future. The bee species available are a bit lacking, though.
https://www.phylopic.org/

#science #biology #entomology #bees #research #academia#ScienceResources

Have you ever seen a bumblebee sleeping upside down?

Look at the way his little legs wrap around the grass! 🥹 😍 🐝

#Bees#Bumblebee #nature #insects #photography #grass#SleepyBee

Have you ever seen a bumblebee sleeping upside down?

Look at the way his little legs wrap around the grass! 🥹 😍 🐝

#Bees#Bumblebee #nature #insects #photography #grass#SleepyBee