Pink, purple and blue flowers all out in the garden today.
Very windy but a red tailed bumble bee is still out feeding on the chive flowers #BloomScrolling#bee#flowers
I'm self-taught so it's been a marvelous learning process the past 3+ years. I'm just happy I get to share that experience with others who enjoy nature as much as I do.
A bee swarm portal has opened up here,
Causing neighbors confusion, anger, and fear
How it appeared there, I just don't know
But the swarms, they continue to show
A few last week, and one today
This is their place, I must say
However, it's not my fault, I'll have to state
They were here before us, not one that we did create
As for me, well, you won't see ME weeping
We've just taken up lots of beekeeping
@stux@MarcoWam Weer klokken en klepels enzo. eind jaren veertig waren er bijna 50.000 imkers in Nederland en leefden er ook nog vele wilde kolonies in schoorstenen en holle bomen. Na een dieptepunt een jaar of 15 terug waren er nog 5.000 imkers en door varoa-mijt nog nauwelijks wilde volken over. Ook hier geldt weer, als de natuur op orde was was er überhaupt geen probleem met wilde bijen. Dat kun je de honingbijen niet aanrekenen.
“Risks vary from country to country but they can include diseases or pests that might negatively impact the #Canadian#bee population including tropilaelaps mites, killer bees, small hive beetles, amitraz-resistant varroa mites & oxytetracycline-resistant American foulbrood,”.
Because of this, Olthof said there is pressure from federal & provincial governments for #beekeepers to reduce their reliance on foreign #QueenBees.
@art_history_animalia That's not a bee. The front legs, thin hind legs, short wings and face look like a cicada nymph. (It's a good carving of a cicada though, all the details are accurate)
#WorldBeeDay In Shropshire, Bee's were once described as 'Coorus craiturs’ and played a key role in the counties folklore. Read all about their prominence, folkloric associations, as well as the 'Telling the Bee's' ritual -
I love the bing daily wallpapers, I especially love that they seem to always have a related wallpaper if it's a UN recognised 'day'. For example, today is Bee Day!