#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 226

#Bumblebees use their antennae for social interaction within the colony.
Touching antennae with other bees transfers chemical information which allows them to familiarise themselves with the other #bees in the colony.

#nature
#insects
#education
#trump
#science
#pollinators
#worldbeesanctuary
#biodiversity
#environment
#ecosytems
#vegan #organic

Thinking like nature to make gardening easier
#NaturalHistory #Gardening #Ecosytems #GiftLink
https://wapo.st/4puIggg
How to plant a garden that takes care of itself

Grouping plants the way they grow in the wild means little to no weeding, fertilizing or pesticides.

The Washington Post

Restoring #ecosytems is vital to a successful Everything, Everywhere, All at Once #ClimateChange mitigation strategy.

It's not enough to stop destroying our #environment, we must repair as much as possible the damage we've already caused.

"We are demonstrating it is possible...We just have to do it on a gigantic scale."
"Lakeside Farms’ cropland leached high amounts of phosphorus...It took mere months for the wetland to filter the sediment back to safe levels."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/22/farm-wetland-bird-animal-sanctuary-oregon

‘This place wanted to be a wetland’: how a farmer turned his fields into a wildlife sanctuary

Once, Karl Wenner’s Oregon land leaked pollution into a nearby lake. Now, 70 acres are home to waterfowl, turtles and endangered fish

The Guardian

#Rewilding, a keystone* of an Everything, Everywhere, All at Once #ClimateChange mitigation strategy.

#Beavers help limit catastrophic #flood damage and minimize #drought while creating #ecosytems filled with #biodiversity; all critical to a healthy #environment.

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PeterD 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 (@[email protected])

Ealing: Beaver family released in west London wetland. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-67075177 "Beavers have been reintroduced to west London for the first time in about 400 years in a bid to improve biodiversity and help mitigate the impact of climate change. The family of five Eurasian beavers were released at Paradise Fields, an area of wetlands in Ealing. They were relocated from a wild beaver population in Scotland by a coalition of wildlife groups." #EurasiaBeavers #Wetlands #ClimateChange

Mastodon Canada

Whether it's growing #coffee on #MountGorongosa in #Mozambique, or #cacao and #cupuaçu in the #Amazon #rainforest, providing substantial benefits to local communities can incentivize preservation of #ecosytems.

#Bioeconomics can reduce #deforestation and other destructive, extractive activities while improving the lives of long-exploited peoples.

It's by doing Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, for everyone, that we may succeed.

https://mastodon.green/@mongabay/111176970890010789

https://mstdn.social/@ricardoharvin/111070472036377773

Mongabay (@[email protected])

A handful of pioneering Amazonian chocolatiers are promoting keeping the rainforest standing by taking advantage of two forest products: cacao and cupuaçu. Selling high-end chocolate made from both of these closely related pods increases the value of the products and also allows local communities to earn higher incomes, thereby giving them an incentive not to deforest. By Sarah Brown https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/cacao-and-cupuacu-emerge-as-amazons-bioeconomy-showcases/ #News #Conservation #Environment #Amazon #Agriculture

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