Kaum klettert das Thermometer über die 10°C, kommen die Mauerbienen, die schon geschlüpft sind, raus und selbst die ersten weiblichen Tiere sind schon rausgekommen.
Sie werden von den Männchen natürlich sehnlichst erwartet.
Bis jetzt hab ich noch keine Milben entdeckt. Guter Anfang.
Noch scheint die Sonne nur kurz auf den Balkon weil sie derzeit erst ab 08:15 über das gegenüberliegende Wohnhaus steigt.
Es bleibt also noch kühl.

#Wildbienen #wildbees #gehörnteMauerbiene #BalkonBienen #Ostbalkon

"We want to use our sanctuary to teach and empower people everywhere to take actions that will help restore native wild bee numbers, and the rest of nature at the same time.

"We’re not saying what we do on the sanctuary impacts beyond its boundary. But what we are saying is, ‘By caring for this land the way we do, we’re having impact on that land, and you can do the same on your land.’"

#rewilding #bees #wildbees #wildlife #nature #ireland #insects

https://www.rewildingmag.com/these-bee-sanctuary-founders-want-the-world-to-join-their-cause/

#Fundraiser: Keep #WorldBeeSanctuary Open and Advocating for #WildBees

"World Bee Sanctuary is the first and only true Native Wild Bee Sanctuary on the planet.

We've been advocating for, and educating people across the globe about the plight of, Native Wild Bees since 2017.

A not-for-profit social enterprise, we turned our entire farm over to bees and nature and we are the only Certified Vegan Organic land in Ireland.

We have from day one bravely told the truth about what is happening to bees and nature and offered solutions.
We get no Government funding and it is our policy to never accept funding from any source which would compromise our message and mission.

We work at this 24/7, 365 and have impacted over 30 million people worldwide over the last three years alone.

However WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW to keep going."

Learn more / donate:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/g8vut-keep-world-bee-sanctuary-open-and-sustainable

#Bees #GoFundMe #PreservingNature #Pollinators #Ireland #Nature #BeeSanctuary #NativeBees

@FotoVorschlag #FotoVorschlag "Objekte, die mit B beginnen"

Biene im Leinkraut
(Bienen sind zwar keine Objekte, aber ich mag das Foto)

#photography #animalfotography #bees #biodiversity #insekten #wildbees

@FotoVorschlag #FotoVorschlag "Kleine Sache, die glücklich macht"

Vor einer Pflanze zu sitzen, wie hier vor dem Bergbohnenkraut, und die Bestäuber zu fotografieren, wie diese Honigbiene und die kleine schwarze Schmalbiene daneben. Das sind Momente, die mich glücklich machen.

#photography #handyfotografie #insekten #naturgarten #bees #wildbees

Happy Boxing Day!

Hope you had a great Christmas if you’re celebrating and are enjoying your vacation otherwise. This is a little sneak peek of a new print I made recently of an alfalfa leaf cutter in the act of cutting its telltale half-moon cut in a leaf. I made a collection of prints to illustrate a little board book written by Lisa Jaffe about our pollinator friends in the garden. #InverteFest is hosting an anthology! 🧵
#wildBees #linocut #printmaking #invertebrate #pollinator #nativeBee

Building and Managing #BeeHotels for #WildBees

Julia Brokaw and Rufus Isaacs.
Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, June 2017

[PDF link:] https://pollinators.msu.edu/sites/_pollinators/assets/File/Building%20Bee%20Hotels.pdf

#SolarPunkSunday #DIY #BuildingForPollinators