Late.
But worth the wait!

It’s #Friday folks!

Have the best #weekend you can.

You know the drill.

Be #kind
Be #gentle
Be #true
Be like #bees

Stay clear of cults, fascists and criminals ie American presidents.

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 90

Even within the same colony not all #bumblebees spend the same amount of time actively foraging for pollen and nectar.
Bees that spend more time foraging tend to have shorter lifespans than those bees that forage less often.
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So you need to act fast - don’t leave her suffer while you do something else (with good intentions to get to her at some stage - which you might forget).
Why?
#Bumblebees, even with a full stomach, have about 40 minutes of ‘energy’ in them before…
3/11

#Bumblebees don’t understand glass - they get confused and trapped and exhausted.
And they die.
Likewise with polytunnel plastic.
So if you see or hear a bumblebee buzzing and banging against a window in your house SHE NEEDS YOUR HELP - AND QUICKLY!
She’s in trouble.
2/11

New paper on strawberry crop pollination by bees and hoverflies! https://doi.org/10.26786/1920-7603(2024)788

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#Strawberries #Hoverflies #Bumblebees #Pollination
#FruitYield #VitaminC

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 331.
# 330 contd.

Research found that below 15°C bees seemed demotivated to fly - often not flying beyond 100m. Only larger sized #bees flew at these low temperatures suggesting smaller #bumblebees struggle in colder conditions.