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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
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Bumblebees beat their wings at up to 240 beats per second and they fly at speeds around 4.5 metres per second/16 kms per hour.
Foraging #bumblebees have been recorded flying at speeds of up to 14 metres per second!
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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.# 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
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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
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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 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