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The highlight of our day out was this little bee (a nomad bee, we think), who spent two whole hours sitting on @lemondisco's hat, riding around with us as we walked from York towards Bishopthorpe. It even stayed on the hat while we ate our sandwiches, and only eventually flew off when some little flies started bothering it. What a cutie! It felt like having a special guest on our walk :blobaww:

#bees #insects

A close-up of a small bee with a yellow and black striped abdomen, and brown legs and antennas. The bee is sitting on the beige woven fabric of a sun-hat.

Bees come to mee…. 🐝 🌺 🌼

#bijenlokker #biodiversité #biodiversiteit #flowers #bloemen #bijen #nectar #welcome #bees

Really nice infographic of parasites of ground-nesting bees. #bees #soil #insects #parasites #entomology #hymenoptera #pollinators #beetles #flies #wasps https://www.instagram.com/p/DJKKYrmBUrS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Bald face hornet gathering up nest making material.

#BaldFaceHornet #insects #hornets #bees #YellowJackets #NotActuallyaHornet

A closeup photo of a bald faced hornet on weathered grey wood that is fuzzy. It seems to be collecting pulp making material for nest building. it is black and white with brownish or golden hair.

And Friday’s wonderful bee fact…
Hang on!
Friday?
Friday!
It’s #Friday folks!
Or it was!

Have the best #weekend you can.

You know the drill:

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

And everyone together…

Don’t stand idly by whilst a wannabe Nazi dictator guts your country.

#nature
#science
#education
#healthcare
#equality
#freedom

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 108

Bees can fly backwards…and hover!

This is down to the fact that they have evolved to fly using the more advanced mechanism of flight termed ‘indirect flight’.
The more primitive mechanism being ‘direct flight’.
#bees
#science
#nature

Late?
And how!
This is actually Thursday’s fact…apologies for any inconvenience folks.
In my defence…
…no…
…I’ve got nothing…
…hang on…
…I remember now…
…I…
…nope…
…nothing…
…zip…
…zero…
…nada…
…it just is what it is…
🙄🐝🌍

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 107

Although it may appear that #bumblebees have only two wings they actually have four.
The smaller rear wings are attached to the larger front wings by ‘hooks’.
Bumblebee wings are part of the exoskeleton.
#bees
#science

As a beekeeper you should never say "things seem back to normal" when thinking about how it's been a week since you checked the hives and cleared swarm cells.

That damn West hive again. I heard the dreaded buzzing, saw them gathering up in the top of the cypress again..., and sort of all over the place. Finally spotted a cluster in the cypress. Was inside for 5 minutes, came back out, buzzing again! Cluster gone, bees going back in the hive. Fire drill complete.

#beekeeping #apiary #bees

Leafcutter bees are back. They don't mind me near the flowers, but they're camera shy. This one was sweet to gift one photo

#bees #NativePlants

A small black and gray bee looks right at camera as it sits on the top of a white yarrow flowerhead. A few yellow pollen grains stick to its antenna. Background is soft blur of garden greens

Accidentally learnt a lot about solitary bees.

#bees

#apiary #bees #beekeeping

Beehive bandit makes off with 57 hives, leaves #Alberta beekeeper feeling 'helpless' https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/beehive-theft-foothills-1.7525145?cmp=rss

New pollen-replacing 'power bars' give honey #bees nutrients they need to survive https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/pollen-replacing-power-bars-bees

The mason bees near my rain garden have some great mud tunnels going. #Bees #NatureLovers

Picture of a bamboo tube bee house taken from an angle. Most of the tubes are covered with tan mud. The house is hanging on a brown stained fence and there is a branch from a Silky Dogwood in front of the house.

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/05/02/james-and-sons-april-auction-4/
A look back at James and Sons' April auction, a brief mention of the County Championship, back in action today, and a photo gallery.
#Auctions #Stamps #PostalHistory #photography #cricket #CountyChampionship #CountyCricket #ESSvSOM #birds #insects #heron #butterflies #bees #beetles #larvae

Earlier this week I noticed that one of the Georgia mason bees (Osmia georgica) at the front-yard insect hotel had capped off her nest. They use masticated leaves and nectar. Not sure what the white things are. She's since moved on to another paper straw. So busy! #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #bees #insects #pollinators #osmia