https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
#Dandelions are vital to bees. Vast flowering season - February to November around here. Nectar/pollen for hungry #bees/#hoverflies/#butterflies among others. Cherish them.
‘A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees’
#nature #bumblebees #biodiversity #wildflowers #environment #insects #education #science #wildlife #worldbeesanctuary
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
Bees visit #flowers for nectar and pollen. Nectar provides energy and nutrients. Pollen is a source of protein that is mostly fed to their young.
‘Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.’
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
Keeping honey bees does NOT help our declining native wild bee populations. In fact keeping honey bees means more bees competing for ever more precious forage.
‘Bees are for life not just for honey.’
#bees #honeybees #nature #truth #facts #education #science #worldbeesanctuary #environment
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
Some bee species carry #pollen collected from #flowers back to their nest or hive in pollen baskets - #corbiculae - located on their hind legs.
‘Everything in excess is opposed to nature.’
#bees #bumblebees #nature #wildlife #environment #biodiversity #education #science #vegan #insects #pollinators #worldbeesanctuary
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
Bees are a #vegan evolution of wasps - feeding on #nectar and #pollen collected from #flowers rather than on prey.
‘Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.’
#bees #bumblebees #nature #environment #worldbeesanctuary #wildflowers #biodiversity #wildlife #insects #education #science #summer
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
Only about 10% of bee species are social. The other 90% are solitary #bees. They live in individual nests, don’t have a queen and don’t make honey.
‘The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude’
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
Male bumblebees can’t sting. (No stinger). They’re primarily here to do the wild thing!
‘Let me tell you about the birds and the #bees And the flowers and the trees And the moon up above And a thing called love’
#nature #bumblebees #environment #thistle #education #fifa #biodiversity #worldbeesanctuary #summer #science #pollinators #wildlife
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
Bumblebees will forage up to three miles from their nest - but prefer to feed closer to home conserving energy.
‘Leave the road, take the trails’
#bees #wild #bumblebees #nature #thistle #worldbeesanctuary #environment #biodiversity #education #science #wildlife #vegan
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
Ireland now has 103 species of bee: 81 Solitary bees 21 Bumblebees 1 Honey bee A few new arrivals!
‘Is that you giggling away to glory? Or is that just the flowers mingling with the #bees and telling their story?’
#bumblebees #nature #wildlife #summer #climate #pollinators #flowers #July #environment #worldbeesanctuary #science #education
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
https://www.worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary - the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland - 55 acres of certified stock free organic land dedicated to our native wild bees. The one and only true native wild bee sanctuary on the planet. No hives! No honey! Just wild! A not for profit social enterprise. Disruptive but irresistible.
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