California’s almond crop threatened by ‘catastrophic’ #honeybee losses https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/bee-almond-tree-california-20164083.php #Ag #CAwx
"Vivid Honeybee" by James DeFazio
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oh, turpentine erase me whole
'cause i don't want to live alone
well i was waiting for you all my lifeoh oh oh
why
set me free
my
honey
bee~...
Western Honeybee on yellow flowers. Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, California, USA. June, 2024. #descansogardens #bees #honeybee #westernhoneybee #insect #insectphotography #nature #naturephotography #photography #amateurphotography #omds_om_photo #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko40150pro
…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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Interesting fact of the day: Most bee larvae, including honey bees, don't and can't poop until right before they spin their cocoon. Basically the upper and lower part of their intestine are seperate and there is no where for the poop to go. Right before they form their cocoon their intestinal tract connected, they poop their first and only poop as a larvae then spin their cocoon.
The reason for this is because all the food the larvae will eat is in the cell with them. As such if they were to poop it would contaminate the food. So by only pooping once, after the food is all eaten, it keeps the food safe and clean.
Thirsty bees on our pollinator puddle.
Honeybee in flight
I love bees' eyes even better than the bees' knees. From the side they look like sporty sunglasses, and from above they look like aviator glasses that they're wearing over a helmet.
#honeybee
@scalzi @lisamelton Beautiful. Allow me to add this to the bunch.
Gay threesome
Beesome Threesome
Drones having some threeway fun~
Commission for Ulfgar89 (FA), to whom Nakju (in the middle) belongs.
Bee bros in shower
Shower Boys: Dee & Dann
Which one would you pick?
Video of the Jumping Spider with Bee
Video from the gopro of that spider. Non-moving parts cut, one clip sped up. Total time for the spider was 8.5 minutes.