2026-10-04 13:56 UTC
…system which acts like antifreeze preventing water in their bodies from turning into ice crystals.
Queens will lose up to 80% of their body fat whilst in hibernation.
Research suggests that about 1 in 5 hibernating queens will not survive hibernation.
Heavier queens…
10/15
#queens #bees #nature
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@thebeeguy@mastodon.ie 2026-10-04 13:58
…having greater reserves of fat and glycogen are more likely to survive than their lighter counterparts. Before hibernation these queens forage intently to build up fat and glycogen reserves and this is why it is so important to have plenty of late season flowering… 11/15 #flowers #autumn #forage