#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 306
# 305 contd.

The research indicated that a two week gap in the availability of forage to a bumblebee colony during March/April could result in up to a 90% reduction in numbers of daughter queens subsequently produced.
#bees #science
#nature #education
#bumblebees #insects
#wildlife #biodiveristy
#worldbeesanctuary

Here’s a
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary.
Take a moment.

#pause

Go do some #good.
Have the best week you can.
If you’re not having a good week - tell someone.
And if someone tells you -
Listen.
Really #listen.
#mentalhealth
#wellbeing #morning
#birds #love #peace
#health #birdsong
#monday #trees #wildlife

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 305
# 304 contd

Larvae drive demand for food in #bumblebee colonies but where are these resources deployed?
The larvae require POLLEN for GROWTH… and THERMAL regulation of the brood uses up most of the energy from NECTAR.
#bees

#nature #biodiversity
#wildlife #environment
#worldbeesanctuary
#education #science
#insects

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 304
# 303 contd.

Research found that a bumblebee colony’s demand for nectar and pollen is a function of the number of larvae in the nest rather than the number of active female adult workers.

#bees #bumblebees
#nature #wildlife
#science #biodiversity
#education #environment
#worldbeesanctuary #love

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 303
# 302 contd.

Bumblebee food demand peaks during March to June.
Shortage of food during these critical months can result in dire consequences for colony survival/queen production and risks local population extinction.
#bees #bumblebees
#nature #environment
#biodiveristy #planet
#worldbeesanctuary
#science #education #food

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 301

Recent research analysing trends in virus and parasite transmission in bees, by season, indicates that honey bees likely play a role in increasing virus levels in wild #bumblebees each spring.

#bees
#nature
#education
#science
#environment
#worldbeesanctuary

Here’s a
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary.
Take a moment.

#pause

Go do some #good.
Have the best week you can.
If you’re not having a good week - tell someone.
And if someone tells you -
Listen.
Really #listen.

#mentalhealth
#wellbeing
#dandelion
#health
#love #peace
#together

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 300

The back and forth motion of bumblebee wings create vortices in the air like tiny hurricanes the eyes of which have lower pressure than the surrounding air and keeping those eddies of air above the wings helps #bees stay aloft.

#bumblebees #nature
#environment #biodiveristy
#science #education #wildlife
#worldbeesanctuary #vegan
#insects #pollinators

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 299

Heat-stress research indicated not only that female worker #bees struggle more than males in adapting to unusually high temperatures but also wild #bumblebees seem more affected than ‘commercially manufactured’ bumblebees.

#nature #wildlife
#worldbeesanctuary
#insects #pollinators
#science #education
#vegan #climate #environment

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 298

Bumblebee antennae (which the #bees use to ‘smell’) that had been exposed to 40°C heat events continued to have greatly impaired scent responses 24 hours later (in cooler ‘normal’ temps) & no consistent pattern of recovery.

#bumblebees
#climate
#nature #biodiversity
#science #education
#worldbeesanctuary