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The Bee Guy<p>These ‘between flight stopovers’ can last for up to an hour and <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> are not always careful about where they take them - sometimes the middle of a footpath can be the ‘ideal’ spot! So if you see a big <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebee</span></a> chilling on the ground don’t always presume she needs rescuing! <br>5/9</p>
The Bee Guy<p>…to the ground zig-zagging across the landscape - they’re house-hunting. Stopping to explore in long grass and vegetation, hollows in trees, stone walls, under sheds and even compost heaps. During this time <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebee</span></a> queens spend a lot of their time resting between flights. 4/9</p>
The Bee Guy<p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bumblebee</span></a> queens emerge in early spring from <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/hibernation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hibernation</span></a> and immediately need to feed - that’s why early flowering plants are so important. Apart from feeding their mission at this time is to find a suitable site to establish a nest. Hence you will observe queens flying low…<br> 3/9</p>
The Bee Guy<p>Late?<br>Not in Vegas baby.<br>Not in Vegas.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theBeeAt3</span></a><br>Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.</p><p># 71</p><p># 70 contd.</p><p>Carrying heavy pollen loads on the legs makes <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebee</span></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.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/sanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanctuary</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildflowers</span></a></p>
hennige<p>Bumblebee?<br>You are a bit early. Where did you hide?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bumblebee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Shed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Insekten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insekten</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hummel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hummel</span></a></p>
Sheri42<p>poetic description of a bumblebee feasting on the crab apple blossoms; bumblebee info<br /><a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/smallpoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smallpoems</span></a> <a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/clmooc" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>clmooc</span></a> <a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/poetry24" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry24</span></a> <a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/napowrimo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>napowrimo</span></a> <a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/napowrimo24" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>napowrimo24</span></a> <a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bumblebee</span></a> <a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/crabappleblossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>crabappleblossoms</span></a></p><p><a href="http://sheri42.net/2024/04/20/bumble-bee-pink/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">sheri42.net/2024/04/20/bumble-</span><span class="invisible">bee-pink/</span></a></p>
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