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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 321

Bumblebees have long tongues covered in hairs which they use to extract nectar from flowers.
But not all tongues are equal!
Bumblebee queen tongues are not as efficient at collecting nectar as female worker bee tongues.
#bees #bumblebees
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#wildlife #biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary #pollinators
#vegan #friday #science #education #insects

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# 320
# 319 contd

The ability to recognize the same rhythms at different tempos (flexible rhythm perception) had been assumed to be a complex mental task requiring a large brain. But no one told #bumblebees with their sesame seed sized brains! 😂
#bees
#nature #wildlife
#environment #science #education
#worldbeesanctuary #biodiversity

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 319

Bumblebees got rhythm!

Or more to the point - bumblebees get rhythm!

Recent research found that not only can bumblebees recognise a rhythm but they can identify the same pattern even when the tempo is adjusted.
🐝🤯
#bees #pollinators
#nature #environment
#science #education #wildlife
#worldbeesanctuary #biodiversity
#organic #vegan

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 319

Bumblebees got rhythm!

Or more to the point - bumblebees get rhythm!

Recent research found that not only can bumblebees recognise a rhythm but they can identify the same pattern even when the tempo is adjusted.
🐝🤯
#bees #pollinators
#nature #environment
#science #education #wildlife
#worldbeesanctuary #biodiversity
#organic #vegan

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 319

Bumblebees got rhythm!

Or more to the point - bumblebees get rhythm!

Recent research found that not only can bumblebees recognise a rhythm but they can identify the same pattern even when the tempo is adjusted.
🐝🤯
#bees #pollinators
#nature #environment
#science #education #wildlife
#worldbeesanctuary #biodiversity
#organic #vegan

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 319

Bumblebees got rhythm!

Or more to the point - bumblebees get rhythm!

Recent research found that not only can bumblebees recognise a rhythm but they can identify the same pattern even when the tempo is adjusted.
🐝🤯
#bees #pollinators
#nature #environment
#science #education #wildlife
#worldbeesanctuary #biodiversity
#organic #vegan

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 319

Bumblebees got rhythm!

Or more to the point - bumblebees get rhythm!

Recent research found that not only can bumblebees recognise a rhythm but they can identify the same pattern even when the tempo is adjusted.
🐝🤯
#bees #pollinators
#nature #environment
#science #education #wildlife
#worldbeesanctuary #biodiversity
#organic #vegan

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 318
# 317 contd

Bumblebee grooming in response to noxious stimulation of the antennae seems to be brain-powered rather than merely reflexive behaviour and is one of a number of likely indicators of the ability of insects to feel pain.
#bees
#nature #bumblebees
#environment #biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary #insects
#science #education

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 318
# 317 contd

Bumblebee grooming in response to noxious stimulation of the antennae seems to be brain-powered rather than merely reflexive behaviour and is one of a number of likely indicators of the ability of insects to feel pain.
#bees
#nature #bumblebees
#environment #biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary #insects
#science #education

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 318
# 317 contd

Bumblebee grooming in response to noxious stimulation of the antennae seems to be brain-powered rather than merely reflexive behaviour and is one of a number of likely indicators of the ability of insects to feel pain.
#bees
#nature #bumblebees
#environment #biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary #insects
#science #education

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 318
# 317 contd

Bumblebee grooming in response to noxious stimulation of the antennae seems to be brain-powered rather than merely reflexive behaviour and is one of a number of likely indicators of the ability of insects to feel pain.
#bees
#nature #bumblebees
#environment #biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary #insects
#science #education

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 318
# 317 contd

Bumblebee grooming in response to noxious stimulation of the antennae seems to be brain-powered rather than merely reflexive behaviour and is one of a number of likely indicators of the ability of insects to feel pain.
#bees
#nature #bumblebees
#environment #biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary #insects
#science #education

If someone touched me with a 65°C probe I’d be rubbing that area too within 2 minutes - after spending the first 30 seconds turning said probe on the prober that is!
Pick on someone your own size people.
Here’s your landscape bumbler…unprobed but probing (the flower for nectar).
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# 317
# 316 contd

Research showed that in the first 2 minutes after noxious stimulation (touching one antenna with a heated (65°C) probe) #bumblebees groomed the touched antenna more than their untouched antenna.
TBC
#bees #environment
#nature #pollinators
#science #wildlife
#education #biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary

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# 316

Recent research involving Buff-tailed #bumblebees appears to provide the first quantitative evidence of self-protective behavior in insects (in response to noxious stimulation)!
TBC
#bees
#nature
#worldbeesanctuary
#science #education
#environment #wildlife
#worldbeesanctuary

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# 315
# 314 contd.

Bumblebee priority when foraging is the rate of energy return NOT energy efficiency, choosing flowers that maximize immediate return of sugar to the colony over those that require less effort and provide greater energy efficiency.

#bees #insects
#nature #biodiversity
#environment #education
#worldbeesanctuary #science

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 314

What strategy do foraging #bumblebees use to decide which flower to choose and how long to work it?
Why the maximum rate of energy return strategy of course,😂 which prioritises the amount of nectar/sugar collected per minute.
#bees
#nature #science
#biodiversity #education
#worldbeesanctuary
#environment #vegan

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# 313

Glyphosate Based Herbicides (GBH) are the most widely used #pesticides globally. Increased use of genetically engineered glyphosate-tolerant crops which allow GBH application throughout the growing season hugely increases GBH exposure with severe consequences for #bees and ecosystems.

#food #nature #insects
#science #education
#biodiversity #environment
#worldbeesanctuary #vegan

#theBeeAt3
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# 312
# 311 contd

Exposure to #glyphosate damages #bumblebees' fine-color discrimination.
Small disturbances in color vision can be disastrous for foraging success as #bees try to distinguish between visually similar flower types.
#nature #insects
#science #biodiversity
#education #environment
#wildlife #worldbeesanctuary

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 311

A recent Finnish study which exposed #bumblebees to field realistic doses of the #glyphosate based #herbicide Roundup found that the bumblebees' fine-color discrimination and long-term memory were significantly impaired.
#bees #nature
#environment #biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary
#science #education

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 310

Study: Train two #bumblebees to push a Lego block for a reward.
Now allow access to the task earlier to Bee 1.
She waits for Bee 2 to catch up to start pushing the Lego hinting at ‘actively coordinated collaboration’ in #bees.
#nature #science #education
#biodiversity #environment
#worldbeesanctuary #insects

#theBeeAt3
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# 309

#Insects tend to navigate by use of path integration and landmark guidance for homing.
Bees being #bees however display more complex behaviors, including creating novel shortcuts and optimal routes between locations.
#bumblebees
#nature #pollinators
#biodiversity #environment
#worldbeesanctuary
#education #science

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 308

Despite the small size of their brains #bumblebees are really really good at navigation.
They navigate on a par with vertebrates and in certain aspects their sense of direction is better than that of humans.
#bees #biodiversity
#nature #environment
#insects #wildlife
#saturday #education #science

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# 307

Research suggests that protecting/enhancing existing #hedgerows with early blooming species like #willow, hawthorn, ground ivy, red dead-nettle, maple and cherry could improve bumblebee colony success rate from 35-100%.
#bees #bumblebees
#nature #biodiversity
#education #science
#insects #environment
#worldbeesanctuary

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# 306
# 305 contd.

The research indicated that a two week gap in the availability of forage to a bumblebee colony during March/April could result in up to a 90% reduction in numbers of daughter queens subsequently produced.
#bees #science
#nature #education
#bumblebees #insects
#wildlife #biodiveristy
#worldbeesanctuary

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 305
# 304 contd

Larvae drive demand for food in #bumblebee colonies but where are these resources deployed?
The larvae require POLLEN for GROWTH… and THERMAL regulation of the brood uses up most of the energy from NECTAR.
#bees

#nature #biodiversity
#wildlife #environment
#worldbeesanctuary
#education #science
#insects

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 304
# 303 contd.

Research found that a bumblebee colony’s demand for nectar and pollen is a function of the number of larvae in the nest rather than the number of active female adult workers.

#bees #bumblebees
#nature #wildlife
#science #biodiversity
#education #environment
#worldbeesanctuary #love

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# 303
# 302 contd.

Bumblebee food demand peaks during March to June.
Shortage of food during these critical months can result in dire consequences for colony survival/queen production and risks local population extinction.
#bees #bumblebees
#nature #environment
#biodiveristy #planet
#worldbeesanctuary
#science #education #food

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# 302

A recent study utilising computer modelling and focusing on two common European #bumblebees indicates that #bees need food up to a month earlier than when many recommended ‘pollinator friendly’ plant species actually flower.
#nature #biodiversity
#education #environment
#science #wildlife #insects
#spring #vegan #europe

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# 301

Recent research analysing trends in virus and parasite transmission in bees, by season, indicates that honey bees likely play a role in increasing virus levels in wild #bumblebees each spring.

#bees
#nature
#education
#science
#environment
#worldbeesanctuary

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# 300

The back and forth motion of bumblebee wings create vortices in the air like tiny hurricanes the eyes of which have lower pressure than the surrounding air and keeping those eddies of air above the wings helps #bees stay aloft.

#bumblebees #nature
#environment #biodiveristy
#science #education #wildlife
#worldbeesanctuary #vegan
#insects #pollinators

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# 299

Heat-stress research indicated not only that female worker #bees struggle more than males in adapting to unusually high temperatures but also wild #bumblebees seem more affected than ‘commercially manufactured’ bumblebees.

#nature #wildlife
#worldbeesanctuary
#insects #pollinators
#science #education
#vegan #climate #environment

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# 298

Bumblebee antennae (which the #bees use to ‘smell’) that had been exposed to 40°C heat events continued to have greatly impaired scent responses 24 hours later (in cooler ‘normal’ temps) & no consistent pattern of recovery.

#bumblebees
#climate
#nature #biodiversity
#science #education
#worldbeesanctuary

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# 304

Researchers in France observed #bumblebees travelling over great distances by hitching lifts on passenger airlines.
Queens, males and worker females were all recorded engaging in this behaviour - one anomaly was the very few numbers of female workers with full pollen baskets observed in recent years.
Scientists surmise this was possibly due to limitations on carry-on baggage allowance and excess charges by airlines.
#bees
#nature
#April1

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# 297

The effects on #bumblebees of exposure to a simulated extreme temperature event appeared more severe in female workers reducing ability to smell floral scents by up to 80%.
Male #bees were less affected with a 50% reduction.
#nature #science
#wildlife #education
#biodiversity #environment
#worldbeesanctuary

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# 296

A recent study suggests that the ability of #bumblebees to detect floral scents may be severely impaired by heatwaves/high temperature events.
#bees

#nature #biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary
#insects #science
#education #wildlife
#environment

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# 295
# 294 contd.

At this late stage in the nest cycle bumblebee workers can sometimes try to eat eggs laid by the queen who may try to maintain dominance by eating worker laid eggs, head-butting workers and even biting them!
#bees

#bumblebees
#nature #insects
#wildlife #science
#biodiversity #pollinators
#education #worldbeesanctuary

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# 294
# 293 contd.
The queen now loses some of her dominance over her workers. Some ‘go for it’ and lay eggs of their own. This causes strife between sister workers and between daughters and queen. Harmony breaks down in the nest.
#bees
#nature #wildlife
#biodiversity #environment
#insects #worldbeesanctuary
#science #education #bumblebees

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# 293

As the #bumblebee queen starts laying ‘male’ eggs she stops emitting a pheromone telling workers to raise fertilised eggs as workers.
All further fertilised eggs laid are raised as queens.
But trouble is brewing!
#bees
#bumblebees #nature
#worldbeesanctuary #biodiversity
#education #science #vegan
#environment #insects

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# 292
# 291 contd.

Option 2: Queens lay UNFERTILISED eggs late in the nest cycle which develop into MALE #bees with chromosomes from the queen only. Males have no father.
Laying male eggs signals the start of the end for the nest!

#nature #science
#bumblebees #education
#wildlife #biodiversity
#knapweed #environment
#worldbeesanctuary

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# 287

Research suggests that around one in five #bumblebee queens perish during winter #hibernation.
Heavier queens, having greater reserves of fat and glycogen, are more likely to survive than their lighter counterparts.
#bees

#nature #biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary
#wildlife #environment
#science #education
#bumblebees #pollinators

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# 286

Before entering hibernation in the autumn #bumblebee queens build up reserves of fat and glycogen in their bodies.
These queens will lose up to 80% of their fat reserves during #hibernation over the winter period.
#bees

#nature
#worldbeesanctuary
#environment #biodiversity
#insects #science #education
#vegan

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# 280
# 279 contd.

Bumblebees can actively increase their body temperature.
Measurement of temperature and eye reaction speed suggests that observed gain in eye reaction speed could be a result of increased body temperature.
#bees

#nature #bumblebees
#wildlife #pollinators
#biodiversity #environment
#worldbeesanctuary #thistle
#insects

#theBeeAt3
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# 279

When bumblebees move their vision improves!
A study found that walking bumblebees actually process visual information 20% faster than inactive bumblebees.
#bees

#environment
#nature #bumblebees
#science #insects
#vegan #education
#wildlife #pollinators
#worldbeesanctuary #thistles

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 279

When bumblebees move their vision improves!
A study found that walking bumblebees actually process visual information 20% faster than inactive bumblebees.
#bees

#environment
#nature #bumblebees
#science #insects
#vegan #education
#wildlife #pollinators
#worldbeesanctuary #thistles

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 279

When bumblebees move their vision improves!
A study found that walking bumblebees actually process visual information 20% faster than inactive bumblebees.
#bees

#environment
#nature #bumblebees
#science #insects
#vegan #education
#wildlife #pollinators
#worldbeesanctuary #thistles

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 279

When bumblebees move their vision improves!
A study found that walking bumblebees actually process visual information 20% faster than inactive bumblebees.
#bees

#environment
#nature #bumblebees
#science #insects
#vegan #education
#wildlife #pollinators
#worldbeesanctuary #thistles

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 279

When bumblebees move their vision improves!
A study found that walking bumblebees actually process visual information 20% faster than inactive bumblebees.
#bees

#environment
#nature #bumblebees
#science #insects
#vegan #education
#wildlife #pollinators
#worldbeesanctuary #thistles

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 263
# 262 contd.

Researchers found that Evening Primrose plants responded to the sound of a flying bee by immediately producing sweeter nectar!
This indicates that plants can sense and respond to airborne sounds.
They hear!
#bees #love
#nature #education
#wildlife #bumblebees
#pollinators #valentinesday
#biodiversity #saturday
#environment #valentines
#worldbeesanctuary
#marigold #science

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# 253

Keeping with the male bumblebee theme:
Male #bumblebees do not forage for #pollen and #nectar for the colony but rather forage exclusively for nectar for themselves to maintain energy for mating flights and mating!
#bees

#nature
#knapweed
#environment
#biodiversity
#insects
#worldbeesanctuary
#wildlife