#worldbeesanctuary — Public Fediverse posts

Here’s a
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary.
Take a moment.

#pause

Go do some #good.
Have the best week you can.
If you’re not having a good week - tell someone.
And if someone tells you -
Listen.
Really #listen.
#mentalhealth
#wellbeing
#apples #health
#bees #food #organic

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

36.

Experiments have shown that #bumblebees are theoretically capable of flying at altitudes higher than Mt. Everest (29,000 feet).
They have been observed in the wild at altitudes as high as 16,000 feet above sea level.
#bees
#nature #environment
#biodiversity #wildlife
#science #education
#worldbeesanctuary

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

6.

Male bumblebees can’t sting. (No stinger).
They’re primarily here to do the wild thing!

‘Let me tell you about the birds and the #bees
And the flowers and the trees
And the moon up above
And a thing called love’

- Herb Newman

#nature #bumblebees
#environment #thistle
#education #fifa #biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary #summer
#science #pollinators #wildlife

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

5.

Bumblebees will forage up to three miles from their nest - but prefer to feed closer to home conserving energy.

‘Leave the road, take the trails’
- Pythagoras

#bees #wild
#bumblebees #nature
#thistle #worldbeesanctuary
#environment #biodiversity
#education #science #wildlife
#vegan

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 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