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The Bee Guy<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># 172</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Sunflower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sunflower</span></a> pollen is comparatively low in protein so while good for <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebees</span></a> from a medicinal viewpoint it may not be from a nutritional viewpoint. <br>Best for <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> is to provide access to pollen from a variety of flowers.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a></p>
The Bee Guy<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># 171<br># 170 contd.</p><p>A bit like high fibre foods for humans it turns out that it is the spiny outer shell of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/sunflower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sunflower</span></a> pollen, not the contents, that combats a common pathogen (Crithidia bombi) that lives in <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebee</span></a> guts.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a> <br>🐝🌍</p>
The Bee Guy<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># 170</p><p>Sunflower/sunflower family plant pollen has a spiny outer shell. <br>Consumption of this ‘spiny’ pollen by <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> reduces infection of a common parasite by up to 94% &amp; greatly increases the number of queen <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebees</span></a> produced.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a></p>
The Bee Guy<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># 169</p><p>Recent research in the US confirms that foraging on <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/sunflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sunflowers</span></a>/plants in the sunflower family - Asteraceae - which include <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/dandelions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dandelions</span></a> is really really good for <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebees</span></a>.<br>Why and with what results?<br>To be continued!<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a></p>
The Bee Guy<p>Let me hear you say B!</p><p>…AT 3!</p><p>Ah said let me hear you say B!</p><p>…AT 3!</p><p>That’s B!</p><p>…AT 3!</p><p>Little louda!</p><p>B!</p><p>…AT 3!</p><p>Ah can’t hear you…</p><p>B!</p><p>…AT 3!</p><p>Okay…if you insist…<br>No need to shout though…🙄</p><p>Ladies and gentlefolk <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theBeeAt3</span></a>…it’s back.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a></p>
The Bee Guy<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># 168</p><p>Research indicates that, for European buff-tailed <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebees</span></a> at least, about 80% of early season pollen tends to be collected from <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> and woody plants. <br>Trees are vital for <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> and this is often overlooked.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a></p>
The Bee Guy<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># 165</p><p>Although flowering meadowland/open habitat is the predominant landscape associated with <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebees</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> the vital role that <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forests</span></a>, woodland and <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> may play in the bee life cycle should not be underestimated.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a></p>
The Bee Guy<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># 164</p><p>Research suggests urban <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebees</span></a> are more phenotypically diverse as there is a greater RANGE of flowers available in urban areas and <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> developing more diversity of traits gives the colony more options when foraging.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a></p>
The Bee Guy<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># 163</p><p>Research suggesting urban <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebees</span></a> are smaller than their country cousins proposes that this difference in size is down to availability of resources and ‘urban warming’.<br>Less food and warmer environment = smaller <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <br>🌍🐝</p>
The Bee Guy<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># 162</p><p>A study in Switzerland focusing on two species of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebee</span></a> commonly found throughout Europe suggests that ‘City Bumblebees’ are smaller but more phenotypically diverse than their ‘Country Bumblebee’ cousins.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
The Bee Guy<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># 161<br># 160 contd.</p><p>Research found that in hotter and wetter years <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> had higher wing asymmetry meaning higher stress.<br>So <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> change bringing more hotter/wetter years will mean ever more stress on <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebees</span></a> going forward.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a><br>🐝🌍</p>
The Bee Guy<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># 160<br># 159 contd.</p><p>Using bee specimens dating back to 1900 and concentrating on 4 species of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebee</span></a> research in the UK showed that based on wing asymmetry <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> experienced more and more stress as the 20th century progressed.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a><br>🐝🌍</p>
The Bee Guy<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># 159</p><p>Bees develop asymmetrical wings when they experience stress during their development.<br>Very differently shaped left and right wings is an indicator of stress from an external factor which affects normal growth.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebees</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organic</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
The Bee Guy<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># 158<br># 157 contd.</p><p>As the planet warms the range of temperatures in which <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebees</span></a> can operate could shrink significantly.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bees</span></a> carrying less pollen or foraging for shorter will have implications for colony health/pollination.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organic</span></a><br>🐝🌍</p>
The Bee Guy<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># 157<br># 156 contd.</p><p>Research showed that the body temperature of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebees</span></a> rose 0.07°C for each milligram of pollen that they were carrying. <br>Fully laden bees were 2°C warmer than unladen <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a>.<br>This matters on a warming <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/foodsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foodsecurity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollination</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a></p>
The Bee Guy<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># 156</p><p>Research conducted recently in the US confirmed that carrying pollen raises bumblebee body temperature.<br>Temperature of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebees</span></a> carrying pollen was shown to be a lot higher than that of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> with empty pollen baskets.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/clover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clover</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organic</span></a><br>🐝🌍</p>
The Bee Guy<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># 155<br># 154 contd.</p><p>On the flip side heatwaves also reduce the quantity of nectar produced by plants which means less food available to <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebees</span></a> already suffering from heat stress. So the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> may throw in the towel and go home!<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a></p>
The Bee Guy<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># 154<br># 153 contd.</p><p>Research indicates that heatwaves directly hinder <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebee</span></a> foraging through thermal stress on the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a>. <br>Less time is spent actively foraging and the number of plants and <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> they visit is reduced.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a></p>
The Bee Guy<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># 153</p><p>Heatwaves are becoming more frequent, longer and intense.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heatwaves</span></a> negatively affect the success of bumblebee foraging and pollination. <br>In a real <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> ‘double whammy’ the heat directly interferes with both <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organic</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a><br>🐝🌍</p>
The Bee Guy<p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theBeeAt3</span></a><br>Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.</p><p># 152</p><p>When there’s an influx of nectar into the bumblebee nest more workers are deployed to forage. <br>The higher the quality of the nectar arriving and the emptier the honeypots the greater the number of foragers that respond.<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeesanctuary</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ireland</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organic</span></a> <br>🐝🌍</p>