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The Bee Guy<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 73The species of bumblebee that inhabit more tropical parts of the world - where the growing season is long - can have colony cycles of up to two years and nests containing up to 2000 bees at any one time. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> 🐝🌍

The Bee Guy<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 72Arctic <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebees</a> have adapted to (up to now!) a short cool flowering season. They have large first broods of about 16 female workers that forage continuously all day and overnight during bright <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arctic</a> nights. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a>

The Bee GuyLate? Not in Vegas baby. Not in Vegas.<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.# 71# 70 contd.Carrying heavy pollen loads on the legs makes <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebee</a> flight more stable in windy conditions; but in calm weather bees with nectar-full honey stomachs are more nimble than those carrying pollen loads. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/sanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sanctuary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildflowers</a>

The Bee GuyLate? Have you seen the pollen baskets on this hard working bumble? Who cares about late when I bring you such wonders. On a regular basis. A very regular basis. All the time. Every day. For free…for free?…wait a second…😂 <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.# 70Bumblebees transport pollen in ‘baskets’ on their hind legs and nectar in their honeystomach. They can carry their body weight in nectar and up to 90% of their body weight in pollen. What they carry affects how they fly. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a>

The Bee GuyEarly! It’s the sunshine. Has me in a positive demeanour. Things starting to move about the place. Colours returning. Birds singing. The odd hum of wings on the breeze. It’s life Jim, but not as we know it…much anymore.<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.# 69If you are lucky enough to have <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/solitarybees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solitarybees</a> 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 <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a>

The Bee Guy<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 68With <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebees</a> the size of the colony is in part determined by the length of the growing season in the region they inhabit. In regions with shorter forage growing seasons smaller colonies tend to be maintained. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildflowers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a>

The Bee Guy<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 67Depending on species and global location, worker <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebees</a> - who are all female - only live for between 2 and 6 weeks. Those workers who perform in-nest duties tend to live longer than their foraging counterparts. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/sanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sanctuary</a>

The Bee GuyIt’s <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Friday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Friday</a> folks!Yay…you made it through another week without a failed billionaire’s ego rocket crashing on your head!Have the best <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/weekend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weekend</a> you can.You know the drill:Be <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/kind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kind</a> Be <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/gentle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gentle</a> Be <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/true" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#true</a> Be like <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 66Pollen ‘safe sites’ exist on bee bodies which bees can’t reach when grooming (waist & dorsal area of thorax/abdomen). The anthers/stigmas of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flowers</a> regularly come into contact with these parts ensuring <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollination</a>.

The Bee Guy<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 65A full <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebee</a> pollen basket can contain over one million pollen grains. The colour of the pollen basket is indicative of the flowers upon which the bee has foraged. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a>

The Bee GuyEarly again. Something’s up. It’s not like me. Could it be a reflex response to the level of fuckery going on presently on this planet I hear you ask. What’s that? You didn’t ask that. Oh…okay…as you were, but I swear I heard…<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.# 64<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bumblebees</a> store small amounts of regurgitated <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nectar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nectar</a> to feed larvae and for emergencies in wax ‘honey pots’ in the nest. The wax to create these honey pots is released from between the segments of the abdomen. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a>

The Bee GuyEarly! I have my moments.🙄 Buzz pollination by the way. That high pitched buzz. When the bumble has her head in the flower. A little bit of bumblebee magic to get to the pollen. The honey <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> got nothing on that. Not in their repertoire.<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 63Unlike honey bees bumblebees usually only collect and store sufficient food in the nest to feed the colony for a couple of days. So bumblebee colonies are never more than a few days from starvation.

The Bee GuyAnd here’s yesterday’s fact. Hope I’m not moving too fast for you - as the king said to the democratic representative busy fretting with his thumb up his ass and his head in the shifting sand. Hold on to your hollyhocks! <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 55Bee brains are smaller than a sesame seed and have less than 1 million neurons (we have 86 billion). They are however highly intelligent - can add/subtract, get the concept of zero, solve puzzles & recognise faces. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a>

The Bee GuyLate? Yep! Of course!🙄 But…It’s <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Friday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Friday</a> folks!And we made it through another week without some psychopathic dictator nuking the planet! Yay us!So have the best <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/weekend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weekend</a> you can.You know the drill:Be <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/kind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kind</a> Be <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/gentle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gentle</a> Be <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/true" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#true</a> Be like <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> Oh… And don’t be a Nazi. Can’t forget that one.<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 52<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebees</a> have hearts but they are not ❤️ shaped. Bee hearts are straw shaped organs and run the entire length of the body. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a>

The Bee GuyFeck it, let’s go early today.…as there are no rules anymore according to the King thing. Everything is up for grabs now…not just pussy. Countries. Resources. Truth. Decency. And the future of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a>. So we all need to call out this arsehole.<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.# 51Bees don’t have lungs. Air enters the bee body through external openings along the body called spiracles. They rely upon a simple gas exchange system that bathes the body in oxygen & expels CO2 as waste.

The Bee Guy<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 50One of the ways in which bumblebee queens maintain their dominance in the nest is by periodically head-butting the more dominant female workers. We’re not so different! <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> 🌍🐝

The Bee GuyRight on the money! Or near enough as doesn’t matter.And not a DOGE-manipulating self-serving pseudo-fascist state-sponsored Europe-dismantling billionaire asswipe in sight!<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> not <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#billionaires</a>!Have a good one folks!<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.# 49Development from egg to adult bumblebee can take anywhere from 20 to 35 days depending on species and conditions. Half this time is spent as a larva feeding and half as a pupa in a cocoon. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a>

The Bee GuyAlmost on time - in Mexico City! Hola, ¿qué onda? <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/abejorros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#abejorros</a><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.# 48The first brood of female worker <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebees</a> produced in spring are often quite small in size as they rely solely on the queen for food whilst developing. Subsequent broods are nursed by a support network of workers.<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>

The Bee GuyIt’s <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Friday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Friday</a> folks!Have the best <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/weekend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weekend</a> you can.You know the drill:Be <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/kind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kind</a> Be <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/gentle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gentle</a> Be <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/true" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#true</a> Be like <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> This <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ValentinesDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ValentinesDay</a>  Fall in love with <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a>. Maybe even fall back in <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#love</a> with this old <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#planet</a>. ❤️🌍🐝<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.# 45Bumblebee Love.For most species of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebee</a> 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!

The Bee GuyEarly? Yep. But keep it to yourself for a bit. Don’t tell anyone. I have a long established and hard fought for reputation for unpunctuality to preserve and maintain. Thanks.🤫<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a>Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.# 44<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bumblebees</a> have antennae cleaners!Two comb edged notches on their front legs. Insert the antenna. Bend the leg to close. Pull antenna through. Catch dirt and pollen. Engineered by <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a>. No apps/AI required. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a>

The Bee GuyEvery day. Every single day. He shows up. No fuss. No fanfare. Almost unnoticed. He carefully and methodically lays out his little bee fact. Stooped over and ambivalent to his surroundings. Then shuffles away muttering quietly to himself. Never looking back. The same thing every day…<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.# 43Male <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebees</a> have one more segment to their antennae than female bumblebees. Male antennae are comprised of 13 segments, females have 12. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> 🌍🐝

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