#CommonCarder

AimlessWelshWandererWelshgrumpygit@toot.wales
2023-06-08

A VERY hot wander around #ParcSlip #Nature reserve today, plenty of #Insects to photograph, so here's a few... A #FourSpottedChaser #Dragonfly, A #Tapered #DroneFly, A #CommonCarder #Bee and an #Azure #DamselFly

#NaturePhotography

A large dragonfly sits at the top of a dry twig, its spiny legs grasping it. Its has large black eyes and a mottled beige and black body. Its four veined wings are spread out, showing that each has 2 black spots on them.A large yellow and black Drone Fly feeds on the nectar from the centre of a large Ox Eye Daisy, the white petals spread out around it.A bright orange Carder bee, with black legs, feeds from a newly opened white flowerAn Azure Damselfly sits on a jagged green leaf. It is mostly a pale blue colour with black eyes, black stripes on its thorax and regular narrow black bands along the rest of it's body. It's wings are folded back along its body
2023-06-05

Mornin’.

It’s those movements of a flower that we love to see here on The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland.
The flower twitch - which means there’s a bee busy.
The flower bow - which means it’s a big ‘un.
And finally the #flower bounce which means a successful launch!

Have the best one you can.
Go gentle.

#bees #nature #naturephotography
#bumblebees #clover #CommonCarder
#beesanctuaryireland

2023-05-22

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 174.

Over 75% of the 115 leading crop species are dependent upon/benefit from animal pollination. Only 28 of these 115 crop species are wind & self-pollinated.
We need #bees #insects #birds #animals.
We need to realise this.
Fast.

#beesanctuaryireland #bumblebees #solitarybees #CommonCarder
#nature #naturephotography #vegan
#organic #savingbees #food

The Bee Sanctuary of Irelandbeesanctuaryireland@mastodon.ie
2023-01-21

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 51.

With her ginger hair the Common Carder bumblebee is one of the easiest bumblebees to identify.
Carders are one of the ‘long-tongued bees' that feed on flowers with long tubular florets. They love Bush Vetch so grow it/allow it to thrive in your patch.

#bees #bee #beesofmastodon
#beesanctuaryireland #beesanctuary
#bumblebees #solitarybees #flowers
#nature #organic #vegan #pollinators
#wild #CommonCarder #photography

2023-01-09

Ahead of ourselves today!

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 51.

With her ginger hair the Common Carder bumblebee is one of the easiest bumblebees to identify.
Carders are one of the ‘long-tongued bees' that feed on flowers with long tubular florets. They love Bush Vetch so grow it/allow it to thrive in your patch.

#bees #bee #beesofmastodon
#beesanctuaryireland #beesanctuary
#bumblebees #solitarybees #flowers
#nature #organic #vegan #pollinators
#wild #CommonCarder

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