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Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Tallinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tallinn</span></a>'s newly completed <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Pollinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollinator</span></a> Highway fenced off</p><p>A former <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wasteland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wasteland</span></a> beneath high-voltage power lines in Põhja-Tallinn has been transformed into a green space offering a variety of play and sports opportunities</p><p><a href="https://news.err.ee/1609756506/tallinn-s-newly-completed-pollinator-highway-fenced-off" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.err.ee/1609756506/tallinn</span><span class="invisible">-s-newly-completed-pollinator-highway-fenced-off</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Estonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Estonia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PowerLines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerLines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/play" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>play</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sports</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GreenSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenSpace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pedestrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pedestrian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>walking</span></a></p>
michael<p>3-Jul-2025<br>Climate crisis could force wild vanilla plants and pollinating insects apart, threatening global supply<br>Researchers find that a reduced overlap of suitable <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/habitats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>habitats</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vanilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vanilla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinate</span></a> them could threaten the survival of wild vanilla </p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1089185" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">089185</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a></p>
Simone van LingenPompoen in de maak 🎃🐝😍<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/moestuinieren?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#moestuinieren</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/moestuin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#moestuin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bij?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bij</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pompoen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pompoen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bestuiven?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bestuiven</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bee?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bee</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pollinate?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinate</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vegetablegardening?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vegetablegardening</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/drrroomland?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drrroomland</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rotterdam?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rotterdam</a>
Nonilex<p>Native <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinate</span></a> an estimated 80% of flowering <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> around the world, &amp; understanding the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a>’ behavior helps us sustain the production of our <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a>. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forests</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prairies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prairies</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grasslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grasslands</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deserts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deserts</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wetlands</span></a> rely on bees to maintain their unique <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a>. The more we track bees, the better we can understand the role different species play in the pollination of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crops</span></a> such as pumpkins in the Mid-Atlantic, apples in Pennsylvania, tomatoes in California &amp; blueberries in Oregon.</p>
Dining & Cooking<p>Food and beverage brands join fight to save bees <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2068045/food-and-beverage-brands-join-fight-to-save-bees/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2068045/f</span><span class="invisible">ood-and-beverage-brands-join-fight-to-save-bees/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ee</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/floret" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floret</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/HoneyBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoneyBee</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/mellifera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mellifera</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/nsect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nsect</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinate</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/pollinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinator</span></a></p>
GBS Media Pro<p>Ken Meyer has one mission: protect pollinators, protect life. Backed by 400+ science credits, he’s devoted his life to saving Earth’s vital species. The Pollinator Project teams up with schools to teach pollinator health and eco-living through hands-on gardening, research, and habitat building for all ages.</p><p><a href="https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/shows/the-art-of-conversation-with-justin-rose/the-pollinator-project-with-ken-meyer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluewaterhealthyliving.com/sho</span><span class="invisible">ws/the-art-of-conversation-with-justin-rose/the-pollinator-project-with-ken-meyer/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollinate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bees</span></a></p>
Knowledge Zone<p>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Unseen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unseen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Forces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forces</span></a> Driving <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Deep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deep</span></a>-Sea <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> Extremes : Medium</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bug</span></a>-size <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Robots</span></a> that fly and flip could <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollinate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Futuristic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Futuristic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Farms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Farms</span></a>’ <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Crops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crops</span></a> : Tech Review</p><p>What Happened to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a>’ Lost <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Atmosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atmosphere</span></a>? New <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Clues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clues</span></a> May Explain Why It Disappeared. : Pop Mechanics</p><p>Check our latest <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KnowledgeLinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KnowledgeLinks</span></a></p><p><a href="https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knowledgezone.co.in/resources/</span><span class="invisible">bookmarks</span></a></p>
The Bee Guy<p>Early!</p><p>It’s <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Friday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Friday</span></a> folks!</p><p>Have the best <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/weekend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weekend</span></a> you can.</p><p>You know the drill:</p><p>Be <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/kind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kind</span></a><br>Be <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/gentle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gentle</span></a><br>Be <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/true" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>true</span></a><br>Be like <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> </p><p>Oh…and don’t be a little rich stand for nothing bitch that starts a global trade war for attention.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theBeeAt3</span></a> </p><p>Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. </p><p># 83</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bumblebees</span></a> made history when over 130 years ago they were brought from England to New Zealand to pollinate red <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/clover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clover</span></a> for farmers - the first <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> to be introduced to a country to <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinate</span></a> a specific plant.🙁</p>
Broken Feather<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinate</span></a></p>
The Enemy is Within<p>Where are all the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bats</span></a> – alarm as numbers fall in England</p><p>Decline blamed on washout summer driving down population of insects, butterflies and moths they feed on</p><p>There has been a decline in UK insect populations for decades, linked to the climate emergency and widespread use of pesticides. </p><p>Fewer <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> reproducing this year is likely to mean fewer insects next year, Spowage said. “It’s a downward spiral.”</p><p>Remonder: We need insects to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinate</span></a> plants</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/21/where-are-all-the-bats-alarm-as-numbers-fall-in-england" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/ar</span><span class="invisible">ticle/2024/jul/21/where-are-all-the-bats-alarm-as-numbers-fall-in-england</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>" <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flowers</span></a> ‘giving up’ on scarce <a href="https://mas.to/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> and evolving to self <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinate</span></a>, say <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a> </p><p>French wild pansies are producing smaller flowers and less nectar than 20 to 30 years ago in ‘startling’ act of evolution, study shows[…]" <a href="https://mas.to/tags/theguardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theguardian</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/20/flowers-giving-up-on-scarce-insects-and-evolving-to-self-pollinate-say-scientists" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/dec/20/flowers-giving-up-on-scarce-insects-and-evolving-to-self-pollinate-say-scientists</span></a></p>
Scientific Frontline<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ecosystems</span></a> fulfil a number of vital tasks: They store <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a>, clean <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polluted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polluted</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> and so on. How well an ecosystem can fulfil these tasks depends largely on its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EarthScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EarthScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br> <a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2023/12/es12142301.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2023/12/es12142301.</span><span class="invisible">html</span></a></p>
Melissa Atwell<p>TIL: All of the honeybees in the USA… are immigrants. The “European Honeybee” was brought to North America in the 1600’s and they are doing just fine, being domesticated farm animals. There are plenty of farmers looking out for their honeybees because they are an integral part of the agriculture industry. It’s the 19,999 OTHER BEE SPECIES that need our help!</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Vox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Vox</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/sxHu46YKnZg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/sxHu46YKnZg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bee</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bees</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Honeybee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Honeybee</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/EuropeanHoneybee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanHoneybee</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SaveTheBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheBees</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Nectar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nectar</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollinate</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollination</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Honey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Honey</span></a></p>
Matt Willemsen<p>Ecologist Tim Blackburn: 'Moths pollinate a wider range of species than bees'<br>With colors ranging from candy pinks to golds and sometimes possessing wingspans as big as a bird's, moths are a fascinating group. Ecologist Tim Blackburn tells Live Science about the incredible, hidden world of moths.<br><a href="https://www.livescience.com/animals/moths/ecologist-tim-blackburn-moths-pollinate-a-wider-range-of-species-than-bees" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">livescience.com/animals/moths/</span><span class="invisible">ecologist-tim-blackburn-moths-pollinate-a-wider-range-of-species-than-bees</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinate</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a></p>
Javed Ahmed<p>Folks, <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a> like <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>butterflies</span></a> <br> and <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinate</span></a> every second morsel of <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> we eat!</p><p>And having <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildflowers</span></a> around in our great <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cities</span></a> ensures that they do well, and in the process, ensure that we eat well.</p><p>🍽️ 🐝 🌼 🦋 🍽️</p>
Javed Ahmed<p>But we aren't going to focus on the lurid <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/latin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>latin</span></a> of this pretty flower's <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/botanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>botanical</span></a> name.</p><p>Instead, here's a native <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bee</span></a> about to make headway into one of the blossoms, to drink deeply of its <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/nectar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nectar</span></a>, and 'bee' (pardon the pun) on its merry way - to do what it does best - <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinate</span></a>!</p>
Laura Manach :bongoCat:<p>The hours pass slowly,<br>Silence filling every corner.<br>I sit alone,<br>Wishing for company.</p><p>My mind begins to wander<br>Through paths untraveled,<br>Imagining connections<br>That could pollinate my soul.</p><p>But for now the silence remains,<br>Thick as the walls around me,<br>My thoughts the only bees<br>Trying to pollinate this lonely heart.</p><p>So I wait and wonder<br>If company will ever come,<br>Another soul to meet mine<br>And make this loneliness hum.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoetryPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryPrompt</span></a></p>
Richard Pierce<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@tanweerdar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tanweerdar</span></a></span> </p><p>One of the gods of war,<br>Punished for his transgressions<br>By being turned into a cat<br>With a permanent sneer<br>And unfathomable eyes,</p><p>Pollinates the poppies by<br>Rubbing his wire fur against<br>The petals of death in an<br>Attempt to pay back his debts<br>To those whose fate he was.</p><p>Under the<br>Heaviness of<br>His being<br>He prays<br>To the kinder</p><p>Gods to let<br>The flowers<br>Grow and bring<br>Decay back <br>To bloom.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollinate</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Tony Zee<p>Bees busily buzz<br>Pollinate to sustain life<br>Life force of the earth</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Haiku</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollinate</span></a></p>
juma<p>bees buzzing briskly<br>pollinate in symphony<br>flower to flower</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> #575 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pollinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinate</span></a></p><p>@tanweerdar</p>