Day 22 #artAdventCalendar my bee (and other pollinator) propaganda I made for Manufactured Ecosystems. Thinking about the future of pollination and seeking solutions from technological and nature-based knowledge. This is essentially my conclusion: we can aid our beleaguered pollinators with technology but their continued success is vital. 🧵

#linocut #printmaking #sciart #typography #insects #entomology #ecology #pollinators #nativeBees #butterflies #moths #manufacturedEcosystems #mastoArt

Day 22 #artAdventCalendar my bee (and other pollinator) propaganda I made for Manufactured Ecosystems. Thinking about the future of pollination and seeking solutions from technological and nature-based knowledge. This is essentially my conclusion: we can aid our beleaguered pollinators with technology but their continued success is vital. 🧵

#linocut #printmaking #sciart #typography #insects #entomology #ecology #pollinators #nativeBees #butterflies #moths #manufacturedEcosystems #mastoArt

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 209
# 208 contd

Bumblebee v Honeybee

When searching for a specific ‘target’ #bumblebees are slower but more accurate than #honeybees which are faster/more impulsive and make more errors. Bumblebees sacrifice speed for accuracy.
#bees

#nature
#environment
#biodiversity
#science
#education
#insects
#worldbeesanctuary
#vegan #organic
#pollinators
#friday

These patches of wild abandon are purposefully crafted #habitats and foraging grounds for pollinating insects, part of the city’s Pollinator #Meadows program: an initiative designed to #rewild city boulevards and parks managed by the City of Vancouver’s Parks Board.

It’s a program that, since its conception in 2020, has paid dividends.

#vancouver #bc #pollinators #rewilding #urbannature #urbanrewilding #cities

https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-city-turning-lawns-into-pollinator-meadows/

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 209
# 208 contd

Bumblebee v Honeybee

When searching for a specific ‘target’ #bumblebees are slower but more accurate than #honeybees which are faster/more impulsive and make more errors. Bumblebees sacrifice speed for accuracy.
#bees

#nature
#environment
#biodiversity
#science
#education
#insects
#worldbeesanctuary
#vegan #organic
#pollinators
#friday

These patches of wild abandon are purposefully crafted #habitats and foraging grounds for pollinating insects, part of the city’s Pollinator #Meadows program: an initiative designed to #rewild city boulevards and parks managed by the City of Vancouver’s Parks Board.

It’s a program that, since its conception in 2020, has paid dividends.

#vancouver #bc #pollinators #rewilding #urbannature #urbanrewilding #cities

https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-city-turning-lawns-into-pollinator-meadows/

"Protect our Pollinators" Grafitti on a side street near the Ithaca Commons

#photo #photography #ithaca #grafitti #pollinators #insects #art

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 195

Bees perform ‘learning flights’ when leaving flowers looking back repeatedly to memorise the location of the flower.
Bumblebees are selective about which flowers they prefer and put more effort into remembering these flowers.

#bees
#nature
#bumblebees
#science
#education
#insects
#pollinators
#environment
#worldbeesanctuary
#vegan

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 195

Bees perform ‘learning flights’ when leaving flowers looking back repeatedly to memorise the location of the flower.
Bumblebees are selective about which flowers they prefer and put more effort into remembering these flowers.

#bees
#nature
#bumblebees
#science
#education
#insects
#pollinators
#environment
#worldbeesanctuary
#vegan

"Protect our Pollinators" Grafitti on a side street near the Ithaca Commons

#photo #photography #ithaca #grafitti #pollinators #insects #art

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 194

Sticking with the #bumblebees flying in low light theme:
More ‘experienced’ bumblebees with more air miles on the clock are more likely to forage in low light. Knowledge of food locations possibly aiding safe navigation.
#bees

#nature
#environment
#flowers
#science
#education
#worldbeesanctuary
#pollinators
#biodiversity
#vegan

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 194

Sticking with the #bumblebees flying in low light theme:
More ‘experienced’ bumblebees with more air miles on the clock are more likely to forage in low light. Knowledge of food locations possibly aiding safe navigation.
#bees

#nature
#environment
#flowers
#science
#education
#worldbeesanctuary
#pollinators
#biodiversity
#vegan

The last buzzers of the year🤗😌



#taubenschwänzchen #HummingbirdHawkMoth

#insects #pollinators

The last buzzers of the year🤗😌



#taubenschwänzchen #HummingbirdHawkMoth

#insects #pollinators

William & Mary: Harnessing the sun to help the night. “As a William & Mary graduate student in biology, [Bryce] Donaghue studies how the vegetation beneath solar farms can attract insects — and, in turn, provide valuable hunting grounds for bats. His goal is to show that renewable energy sites can double as thriving wildlife habitats, supporting species that are increasingly at risk.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/18/william-mary-harnessing-the-sun-to-help-the-night/

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 192

Bigger #bumblebees are more likely to go out foraging in low light such as dawn.
Why?
They have bigger eyes than smaller sister workers in the colony, and indeed other species of #bees, allowing them to see better in dim light.
#nature
#environment
#insects
#science
#dandelion
#biodiveristy
#pollinators
#worldbeesanctuary
#vegan
#naturereserve

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 192

Bigger #bumblebees are more likely to go out foraging in low light such as dawn.
Why?
They have bigger eyes than smaller sister workers in the colony, and indeed other species of #bees, allowing them to see better in dim light.
#nature
#environment
#insects
#science
#dandelion
#biodiveristy
#pollinators
#worldbeesanctuary
#vegan
#naturereserve

Every day, it's bzz bzz bzz in the beebalm

(wild bergamot)

#SKyard#Bloomscrolling#NativePlants#Pollinators