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**Tom** @firephoto@mastodon.social · Mar 3

My center hive always has bees landing on me when I'm taking photos, which is only significant because it consistently was the one that I'd get stung by last year.

A square cropped closeup photo of two honey bees on a human's left index and middle finger. The bees are light colored and lit by the sun.

#beekeeping #bees #March3

**Tom** @firephoto@mastodon.social · Mar 3

Mar 3

Tom @firephoto@mastodon.social

A warm sunny day and all 3 hives are active but I don't think there's much out here for them to forage on.

Some slow bees to enjoy at 25% speed.

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#beekeeping #bees #March3

**Tom** @firephoto@mastodon.social · Feb 27

Feb 27

Tom @firephoto@mastodon.social

I saw a bee with orange pollen so I investigated the flowers. I found a bee on the snowdrops but the pollen is yellow!

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#flowers #snowdrops #bloomscrolling

**andybrwn** @andybrwn@sfba.social · Feb 22

Feb 22

andybrwn @andybrwn@sfba.social

California’s almond crop threatened by ‘catastrophic’ #honeybee losses https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/bee-almond-tree-california-20164083.php #Ag #CAwx

**JimDeFazioArt** @JimDeFazioArt@mastodon.social · Feb 12

Feb 12

JimDeFazioArt @JimDeFazioArt@mastodon.social

"Vivid Honeybee" by James DeFazio

Prints and much more available at: https://james-defazio.pixels.com/featured/vivid-honeybee-james-defazio.html

A vividly colorful honeybee with geometric shapes forms an eye-catching design, using vibrant reds, greens, and yellows. The background is a subtle green, adding contrast and highlighting the bee's bold colors.

#honeybee #bumblebee #bee

**George Scherer** @gscherer2@pixelfed.social · Jan 2

Jan 2

George Scherer @gscherer2@pixelfed.social

Roses with Western Honeybee. Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, California, USA. November, 2024. #descansogardens #rose #bloomscrolling #flowers #flowerphotography #bee #honeybee #insectphotography #photography #amateurphotography #nature #naturephotography #omds_om_photo #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Two bright pink roses, one above the other, seen from the front. A honeybee is seen from behind, flying towards the lower flower. The background is dark, out of focus foliage.

Two bright pink roses, one above the other, seen from the front. A honeybee is sitting on the lower flower. The background is dark, out of focus foliage.

#mzuiko300mmf4

**The Bee Guy** @thebeeguy@mastodon.ie · Nov 22, 2024

Nov 22, 2024

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy@mastodon.ie

It’s #Friday folks.
Wait…
It’s Friday folks!
We made it through another week without nuking the entire planet.
Yay us!

Have the best #weekend you can.

You know the drill:

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

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 326.

Whereas the #bumblebee foraging strategy is to maximise the immediate return of sugar to the colony the #honeybee strategy seems to be to maximise energy efficiency instead.
Why the difference?
Lifestyle baby, lifestyle!

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**The Bee Guy** @thebeeguy@mastodon.ie · Nov 10, 2024

Nov 10, 2024

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy@mastodon.ie

…packed ‘outer shell’ of bees surrounding a less tightly packed inner core and requires a lot of honey and body vibrating to maintain the heat required for survival - up to 100ºF in the centre. #Honeybee worker life expectancy increases greatly during the winter from…
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