Late.
But I bring you not just another great fact. Not just another bumblebee.
But a big ass dollop of the brightest yellow goodness to light up your evening after a day of resistance.
Tell me you were resisting.
You oughta!
#resist
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 84
#bees consume large amounts of oxygen but don’t breathe through noses or mouths.
Instead they draw oxygen in through holes along their bodies called #spiracles and deliver it directly to tissue and muscles.
Working on a new print about the future of pollination featuring wild native bees for Manufactured Ecosystems.
The future of pollination is a huge global concept to tackle artistically. There are issues worldwide, but they’re all local: specific species, stresses on ecosystems & remedies. You can proscribe a general policy like ‘restore habitat’ but you have to be clear that the best plants to help pollinators are those that evolved in a given place. 
This every couple of steps around the sanctuary at the moment.
The sound of #spring.
Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz buzz, buzz, no buzz, birdsong, no buzz, birdsong, no buzz, birdsong, no buzz, birdsong, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz…
Them queens be out exploring!
Simple.
Joyful.
Vital.
Last bee post for now. I don't want to over do it. Here are the package stragglers making their way in slowly.
Early!
It’s #Friday folks!
Have the best #weekend you can.
You know the drill:
Be #kind
Be #gentle
Be #true
Be like #bees
Oh…and don’t be a little rich stand for nothing bitch that starts a global trade war for attention.
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 83
#Bumblebees made history when over 130 years ago they were brought from England to New Zealand to pollinate red #clover for farmers - the first #insect to be introduced to a country to #pollinate a specific plant.
The #BlueBandedBee has been spotted in my area!
I’d never even heard of them before the local community newspaper mentioned them.
My maternal grandparents would be ashamed of me. (they were beekeepers)
Late?
Yep!
Working in one of the meadows all day. Forgot to bring food. Chilly enough so I had to crawl home to take advantage of the small difference in altitudinal air temperature.
Hey if it’s good enough for #bees
What?
What?
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 82
If food is scarce bumblebees will forage in temperatures as low as 40°F.
They will vary the height at which they fly to and from the nest to take advantage of any small differences in altitudinal air temperature.
Three bees with a mixed bed of flowers in pastel colours. This new small artwork would make a lovely gift for Easter, it's available to buy now...
https://theweeowlart.etsy.com/listing/1897195675
#FediGiftShop #ScottishArtist #MastoArt #CreativeToots
#Bees #Flowers #insect #insects #InsectArt #InsectDrawing #OriginalArt #Drawing #PenAndInk #ColourPencil #MixedMedia #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #Easter #EasterGift
Caught this little friend mining a spring beauty
#Bees #Insects #BloomScrolling
Just an example of an insect hotel you should never, ever buy. The jagged ends of the reeds can damage the wings of mason bees as they try to back out. Splinters might even trap them inside. Manufactured by Dobar (Gronau, Germany) and sold by Lidl. #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #bees #insects #pollinators #lidl
Huge compilation of tips for maintaining an insect hotel, by Elsa Youngsteadt and Meredith Favre. #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #bees #wasps #insects #pollinators #pollination https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/how-to-manage-a-successful-bee-hotel
Maybe I should ask a bumblebee to chew on a bee fact…then it might arrive early!
What?
What?
I do this for free!
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 81
Research found that tomato plants flowered up to 30 days earlier in response to their leaves being chewed by hungry #bumblebees.
When this behaviour is mimicked by cutting the leaves they only flower 5 days earlier!
#bees
Beautiful print of Osmia conjuncta by @minouette. #bees #insects #snails #cepaea #shells #art #linocut https://spore.social/@minouette/109755706800013312
It's bumble bee season, happy Wednesday!
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