2026-10-04 13:58 UTC
…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
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@thebeeguy@mastodon.ie 2026-10-04 14:00
…plants available. Queens being so crucial to the establishment/survival of a colony tend to forage more cautiously than their female worker sisters - however whilst out foraging these queens may get trapped in growing tunnels, glasshouses, and indeed in your home at windows. 12/15 #windows #bees #greenhouse #help