C is for…
Cosmos, Corbiculae and Common
Cosmos - an annual flower much loved by #bees
Corbiculae - the pollen baskets on the rear legs of some bees used to carry pollen back to the nest.
Common - as in the most ‘Irish’ of #bumblebees, the ginger haired Common Carder.
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The Bee Guy’s Bee Alphabet.
B is for…
Wait for it!
Bees, Bombus and Buff
Bees - our friends - bumbles, solitary and honey.
Bombus - the genus of #bees comprising bumblebees and Latin for booming/rumbling.
Buff - as in Buff-Tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) one of our most common bumblebees.
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The Bee Guy’s Bee Alphabet.
A is for…
Apis, Apple and Arse.
Apis - the latin for bee.
Apple - the fruit that means #bees buzzed about Adam and Eve (if that’s what you believe!). Pollinated by bees.
Arse - as in this amazing Red Arsed #Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) now found foraging above the Arctic circle!
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The Bee Guy