2026-10-04 13:45 UTC
…new batch of queens out and about - the big #bumblebees you’ll have noticed lately.
These big girls will have been fed differently to female workers as they developed in the nest - queens, as with males, need more food and for longer periods when developing as larvae.
5/15
#nature
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@thebeeguy@mastodon.ie 2026-10-04 13:48
After emerging they continue to live in the nest although as ‘royalty’ they do not contribute to the functioning of the nest. They forage only for themselves to build up the fat reserves required to see them through their hibernation over the winter. These queens will… 6/15 #worldbeesanctuary