Mornin’

Check out this fine Bullfinch breakfasting on blackberry seeds here at #WorldBeeSanctuary today!

A very obvious take away:
the importance of leaving #hedgerows and #nature be.
Stop tidying nature.
Stop decimating hedgerows.
Wild creatures need wild spaces all year round.
Nature provides.
If we allow her.
Simple!

#birds
#biodiversity
#bullfinch
#environment
#winter
#sunday

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
#winter
#resilience
#water

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
#winter
#resilience
#water

Mornin’

Check out this fine Bullfinch breakfasting on blackberry seeds here at #WorldBeeSanctuary today!

A very obvious take away:
the importance of leaving #hedgerows and #nature be.
Stop tidying nature.
Stop decimating hedgerows.
Wild creatures need wild spaces all year round.
Nature provides.
If we allow her.
Simple!

#birds
#biodiversity
#bullfinch
#environment
#winter
#sunday

Mornin’.

Here’s a bumblebee.

No agenda.
No A.I.
No politics.
No hate.

Just a bumblebee.
Being a bumblebee.
Simple.
Honest.
Pure.

Enjoy.

#bees
#worldbeesanctuary
#nature
#saturday

Mornin’.

Here’s a bumblebee.

No agenda.
No A.I.
No politics.
No hate.

Just a bumblebee.
Being a bumblebee.
Simple.
Honest.
Pure.

Enjoy.

#bees
#worldbeesanctuary
#nature
#saturday

#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

#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

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 197

Larger sized #bumblebees are capable of travelling further from the nest to forage and explore for #flowers.
These big #bees are also able to transport larger loads of #pollen and #nectar than their smaller sized sisters.

#nature
#environment
#insects
#science
#worldbeesanctuary
#vegan
#biodiversity
#education

#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

#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

#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

Of all my bee facts this is possibly my favourite - there are even bumblebees that don’t go with the crowd, the rules, the flow, which results in benefits for plants and the planet.
Here’s to all the disrupters for good! The awkward ones. The non-conformists. The brave!
#bees
#nature
#worldbeesanctuary
#biodiversity
Early by the way…just sayin’.

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 145
# 144 contd.

Some #bumblebee workers don’t do the ‘direct flight to favoured flowers’ efficiency thing.
Instead these free spirited individuals roam freely foraging unfamiliar #flower patches helping spread plant genes more widely!
#bees
#nature
#biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary
#wildflowers
#bumblebees
#wildlife