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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

35.

Bumblebee tongues are red/orange in colour, long, stretchy and hairy at the end. Perfect for lapping up nectar.
When in flight the tongue folds under the head and body inside a sheath.
#bees #science
#bumblebees
#nature #education
#pollinators #environment
#biodiversity #climate #vegan

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

35.

Bumblebee tongues are red/orange in colour, long, stretchy and hairy at the end. Perfect for lapping up nectar.
When in flight the tongue folds under the head and body inside a sheath.
#bees #science
#bumblebees
#nature #education
#pollinators #environment
#biodiversity #climate #vegan

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

35.

Bumblebee tongues are red/orange in colour, long, stretchy and hairy at the end. Perfect for lapping up nectar.
When in flight the tongue folds under the head and body inside a sheath.
#bees #science
#bumblebees
#nature #education
#pollinators #environment
#biodiversity #climate #vegan

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

35.

Bumblebee tongues are red/orange in colour, long, stretchy and hairy at the end. Perfect for lapping up nectar.
When in flight the tongue folds under the head and body inside a sheath.
#bees #science
#bumblebees
#nature #education
#pollinators #environment
#biodiversity #climate #vegan

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

35.

Bumblebee tongues are red/orange in colour, long, stretchy and hairy at the end. Perfect for lapping up nectar.
When in flight the tongue folds under the head and body inside a sheath.
#bees #science
#bumblebees
#nature #education
#pollinators #environment
#biodiversity #climate #vegan

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

34.

Bumblebees can recognise objects through touch.

Only a small number of species - humans, apes, dolphins, some fish and...#bumblebees can learn about an object with one sense and later identify it with another.
Fantastic #bees

#nature #bumblebees
#environment #biodiversity
#climate #science #education
#vegan #worldbeesanctuary
#ireland #insects #wildlife

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

34.

Bumblebees can recognise objects through touch.

Only a small number of species - humans, apes, dolphins, some fish and...#bumblebees can learn about an object with one sense and later identify it with another.
Fantastic #bees

#nature #bumblebees
#environment #biodiversity
#climate #science #education
#vegan #worldbeesanctuary
#ireland #insects #wildlife

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

34.

Bumblebees can recognise objects through touch.

Only a small number of species - humans, apes, dolphins, some fish and...#bumblebees can learn about an object with one sense and later identify it with another.
Fantastic #bees

#nature #bumblebees
#environment #biodiversity
#climate #science #education
#vegan #worldbeesanctuary
#ireland #insects #wildlife

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

34.

Bumblebees can recognise objects through touch.

Only a small number of species - humans, apes, dolphins, some fish and...#bumblebees can learn about an object with one sense and later identify it with another.
Fantastic #bees

#nature #bumblebees
#environment #biodiversity
#climate #science #education
#vegan #worldbeesanctuary
#ireland #insects #wildlife

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

34.

Bumblebees can recognise objects through touch.

Only a small number of species - humans, apes, dolphins, some fish and...#bumblebees can learn about an object with one sense and later identify it with another.
Fantastic #bees

#nature #bumblebees
#environment #biodiversity
#climate #science #education
#vegan #worldbeesanctuary
#ireland #insects #wildlife

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

33.

Like all #insects bees have exoskeletons.
Their skeleton is on the outside.
Once they have hatched from their cocoons as adults they cannot grow any bigger.

#bees #education
#nature #biodiversity
#pollinators #bumblebees
#science #environment

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

33.

Like all #insects bees have exoskeletons.
Their skeleton is on the outside.
Once they have hatched from their cocoons as adults they cannot grow any bigger.

#bees #education
#nature #biodiversity
#pollinators #bumblebees
#science #environment

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

33.

Like all #insects bees have exoskeletons.
Their skeleton is on the outside.
Once they have hatched from their cocoons as adults they cannot grow any bigger.

#bees #education
#nature #biodiversity
#pollinators #bumblebees
#science #environment

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

33.

Like all #insects bees have exoskeletons.
Their skeleton is on the outside.
Once they have hatched from their cocoons as adults they cannot grow any bigger.

#bees #education
#nature #biodiversity
#pollinators #bumblebees
#science #environment

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

33.

Like all #insects bees have exoskeletons.
Their skeleton is on the outside.
Once they have hatched from their cocoons as adults they cannot grow any bigger.

#bees #education
#nature #biodiversity
#pollinators #bumblebees
#science #environment

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

25.

During hibernation #bumblebee queens avoid freezing to death by producing glycerol which acts like antifreeze preventing water in their bodies turning into ice crystals.

‘Nature never breaks her own laws.’
- da Vinci

#bees #nature #biodiversity
#environment #science #education
#climate #insects #pollinators
#worldbeesanctuary #willow
#naturephotography

#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

#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

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