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#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 69. If you are lucky enough to have #solitarybees in your garden - LOOK AFTER THEM! They build small solitary nests in cavities in the ground/timber/walls, fly for only a few weeks, don’t swarm and are superb #pollinators. #bees #nature #biodiversity#gardens #environment#worldbeesanctuary #science #democracy #education #vegan#naturephotography #wildlife

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 51. Bumblebee queens sit on their eggs to keep them warm. To generate the body heat needed for this they will make up to 6000 flower visits per day to collect nectar. #bees #biodiversity#bumblebees #environment#nature #science #vegan#worldbeesanctuary #insects #dandelions

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 45. Male bumblebees develop from unfertilised eggs. They have no father. So 100% of their genes will be in common with their mother, the queen. They also have no stinger! #bees #nature #biodiversity#bumblebees #environment#insects #climate #wildlife #education #science

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 44. For most species of bumblebee the queens will usually only mate with one male. Most males never actually get to mate successfully but if given the chance will indeed mate with more than one queen! #bees #biodiversity#nature #environment#bumblebees #science #education #insects #worldbeesanctuary

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 40. 80% of solitary bee species are mining bees. They nest in the ground. To do this they must have access to bare soil. Help them - scrape back some soil/build a mound - south facing. And never use pesticides. Ever…ever! 🐝 #bees #nature#solitarybees #biodiversity#environment #wildlife#naturephotography #science #education #worldbeesanctuary

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 39. Bumblebees have four wings. The two back wings are smaller and are usually attached to the bigger front wings by a row of hooks. This can sometimes lead to the mistaken impression that they only have two wings. #bees #bumblebees #nature #science#education #biodiversity#climate #vegan #environment #worldbeesanctuary

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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

Bumblebees don’t have ears! They rely on sensing sounds vibrating through nearby materials with all of their body.

‘The silence often of pure innocence Persuades when speaking fails.’

• Shakespeare

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#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 38. Relatively hardy and able to vibrate their bodies to create heat, #bumblebees are able to forage in cooler temperatures than honey bees. They can begin foraging earlier in the day and continue later into the evening. #bees #pollinators#nature #biodiversity#education #science#worldbeesanctuary #food #vegan #environment

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 36. Experiments have shown that #bumblebees are theoretically capable of flying at altitudes higher than Mt. Everest (29,000 feet). They have been observed in the wild at altitudes as high as 16,000 feet above sea level. #bees #nature #environment#biodiversity #wildlife #science #education#worldbeesanctuary

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 35. Bumblebee tongues are red/orange in colour, long, stretchy and hairy at the end. Perfect for lapping up nectar. When in flight the tongue folds under the head and body inside a sheath. #bees #science #bumblebees #nature #education #pollinators #environment#biodiversity #climate #vegan

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 34. Bumblebees can recognise objects through touch. Only a small number of species - humans, apes, dolphins, some fish and...#bumblebees can learn about an object with one sense and later identify it with another. Fantastic #bees#nature #bumblebees#environment #biodiversity#climate #science #education#vegan #worldbeesanctuary#ireland #insects #wildlife

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 33. Like all #insects bees have exoskeletons. Their skeleton is on the outside. Once they have hatched from their cocoons as adults they cannot grow any bigger. #bees #education #nature #biodiversity #pollinators #bumblebees #science #environment

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 31. Bumblebees beat their wings at up to 240 beats per second and they fly at speeds around 4.5 metres per second/16 kms per hour. Foraging #bumblebees have been recorded flying at speeds of up to 14 metres per second! #bees #nature #biodiversity #environment #wildlife #insects #worldbeesanctuary#eduaction #science

#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’

• Blake

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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.’

• Henry Adams #bees #bumblebees #nature #worldbeesanctuary #wildlife #environment #summer #biodiversity #science #education

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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.’

• The Bee Guy

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#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.’

• Hippocrates

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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.’

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

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#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’

• Voltaire #nature #worldbeesanctuary #education #science #biodiversity #vegan #environment #worldbeesanctuary

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 7. Bumblebee queens sit on their eggs to keep them warm. “Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.” -Hans Christian Andersen #bees#nature #summer #bumblebees #clover #worldbeesanctuary #education #science