@metin

Not only human's:

«Yes, there are very real dangers to drunkenness among animals, yet there seems to be no shame attached to it. Except perhaps for honeybees. They are nature's hardest drinkers capable of knocking back 100% proof, or as one researcher remarked: "I know of no other organism that drinks pure ethanol, not even a college student."»

«In Australia, the summer heat ferments nectar and, according to the entomologist Errol Hassan, bees all too easily slip into alcoholism. "The bees can't find their way back to the hive, bang into trees or simply fall to the ground," he says. A drunken bee often faces disgrace back at the hive, ostracised by its teetotal fellows. "They are not allowed in by the guard bees at the entrance to the hive," Hassan says. "They are pushed away from the landing platform or attacked." And with good reason. If their fermented nectar was turned into alcoholic honey, it could end up paralysing the entire colony.»

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2001/dec/13/research.highereducation1

#honeybees #alcoholism #alcohol

One over the ape

Booze turns some people into wild animals. But even birds, bees and monkeys like a tipple or ten, says Paul Simons

The Guardian
Importing queen bees won’t solve Canada’s beekeeping problems | The-14

Importing queen bees won’t fix Canada’s beekeeping crisis. Research highlights risks, from fragile supply chains weaker winter survival and pollution impacts.!

The-14 Pictures
Wonderful spring weather in #WestCork #ireland #apiary #HoneyBees
Bees are busy on the celendine bringing in lots of yellow pollen. All 6 very busy in this apiary. Not going through them yet just hefting for stores and checking for busyness. This unseasonably warm spell has given them a boost. 4 apiaries checked and all 4 pleasingly active. #bees #honey #honeybees

@FotoVorschlag #FotoVorschlag "Vereinsleben"

Die "Stadtbienen" geben regelmäßig Kurse zum ökologischen Imkern. Ich besuchte einen Schnupperkurs. Danach entschied ich mich gegen Bienenstöcke & beschloss, es den Wildbienen so angenehm wie möglich zu machen.

#photography #bees #honeybees

🇳🇱 Goedenacht, slaap zacht. #Honingbijen in een #Waterlelie #InEenPark #Insectenzaterdag
🇩🇪 Gute Nacht und schöne Träume. #Honigbienen in einer #Seerose #Insektensamstag
🇬🇧 Good night, sleep tight. #HoneyBees in a #Waterlily #Bloomscrolling #InsectSaturday
🇨🇿 Dobrou noc a hezké sny. #Včely medonosné v #Včely medonosné v #Leknínu
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The bees are finding pollen and all the hives are busy bringing it in.

#beekeeping #bees #HoneyBees #bee #apiary #March7 #spring #BeeMovie #

'mit Hilfe' #FotoVorschlag am #Bienstag

Mit Hilfe von Honigbienen bilden Schneeglöckchen ihre Samen, mit Hilfe von Fliegen halten Spinnen ihren Speiseplan abwechslungsreich. Glückstreffer mit gleich drei Arten: Honigbiene, Schmeißfliege (Pollenia spec.) und Laufwolf (Pardosa spec., hinter einem Blatt unten links versteckt).

#nature #insects #insect #macro #macrophotography #bees #beesofthefediverse #naturephotography #natur #naturfotografie #arthropods #canon #honeybee #honeybees #flies #spiders #snowdrops #snowdrop #schneeglöckchen #naturegarden #naturgarten

"A neuromorphic model of active vision shows how spatiotemporal encoding in lobula neurons can aid pattern recognition in bees", MaBouDi et al. 2025 [1]

Science outreach piece at Yale Scientific:
https://www.yalescientific.org/2025/12/the-buzz-on-vision/

[1] https://elifesciences.org/articles/89929

#honeybees #neuroscience #vision