Für @holger@mastodon.de noch ein grünes Monochrom
#Klee #clover #grün #TextureTuesday #MonochromeMonday
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 156
Research conducted recently in the US confirmed that carrying pollen raises bumblebee body temperature.
Temperature of #bumblebees carrying pollen was shown to be a lot higher than that of #bees with empty pollen baskets.
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#biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary
#wildlife
#clover
#vegan #organic
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 150
Unlike honey bees #bumblebees don’t produce and store large supplies of #honey but rather keep small quantities of #nectar to feed on in the nest in ‘honeypots’ constructed from a mixture of secreted wax and pollen.
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#nature
#biodiversity
#clover
#worldbeesanctuary
Here is the seed we used from West Coast Seeds. Look at the tiny white flowers starting to bloom in the new "grass"!
And a picture of last year's planting. It is 99% clover I thibk because we used an old bag and the flowers were no longer viable. But a few poppies did sprout!
#yardwork #diy #portalberni #alternativegrss #clover #bloomscrolling
The (alternative mix*) grass is growing in the driveway and the rock tracks are solid.
* It’s not grass at all. Mostly native clover, plus poppies and some small flowering grasses. It looks patchy but the stated goal on the bag is for about 75% coverage so that it can grow, flower, seed itself, and then fill in naturally next year. I will add a picture of our side path that we did last year. The clover has indeed filled in nicely and it is staying nice and green with minimal water. You can see it on the left in the very back of the picture. The clover is about 30cm/1ft tall and is full of blooms.
I was walking to work this morning and I ran into my son who was cycling to work, and we both smiled spontaneously so big. It was such a genuine happy surprise. A nice way to start the day. And here's some of the scenery from the walk.
#bloomscrolling #clover
Today at the allotment.
#blackcurrant #poppy #clover #gardening #wildGardening #luzerne
The ‘mass production’ of bumblebee colonies for pollination services began in the 80’s. By 2004 over 1 million commercially produced #bumblebee colonies were being produced annually. Latest figures put this at 2 million colonies being produced and traded across continents…
3/14
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#nature
#food
#clover
Sorry so late.
Busy talking to people all day.
Seems the world is happy we’re now World Bee Sanctuary rather than The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland.
Thanks folks.
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#savingbees
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 127
Bumblebees may avoid foraging for #pollen when #flowers are wet/damp with rainwater or from morning dew which would make grooming pollen into their pollen baskets more difficult.
#bees
#nativewildbees
#clover
#bumblebees
Bumble bee liking the red clover.