#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
45.
Male bumblebees develop from unfertilised eggs.
They have no father.
So 100% of their genes will be in common with their mother, the queen.
They also have no stinger!
#bees #biodiversity
#nature #environment
#bumblebees
#worldbeesanctuary
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
45.
Male bumblebees develop from unfertilised eggs.
They have no father.
So 100% of their genes will be in common with their mother, the queen.
They also have no stinger!
#bees #biodiversity
#nature #environment
#bumblebees
#worldbeesanctuary
September 25, 2026 at 11:37 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
45.
Male bumblebees develop from unfertilised eggs.
They have no father.
So 100% of their genes will be in common with their mother, the queen.
They also have no stinger!
#bees #biodiversity
#nature #environment
#bumblebees
#worldbeesanctuary
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
45.
Male bumblebees develop from unfertilised eggs.
They have no father.
So 100% of their genes will be in common with their mother, the queen.
They also have no stinger!
#bees #biodiversity
#nature #environment
#bumblebees
#worldbeesanctuary
Good evening good people…
#theBeeAt3 bee facts will return tomorrow folks.
In the meantime here’s a stunning wee Small Copper butterfly hanging out with me earlier.
#butterflies #nature
#smallcopper #worldbeesanctuary
#saturday
#theBeeAt3 bee facts will return tomorrow folks.
In the meantime here’s a stunning wee Small Copper butterfly hanging out with me earlier.
#butterflies #nature
#smallcopper #worldbeesanctuary
#saturday
May 30, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Good evening good people…
#theBeeAt3 bee facts will return tomorrow folks.
In the meantime here’s a stunning wee Small Copper butterfly hanging out with me earlier.
#butterflies #nature
#smallcopper #worldbeesanctuary
#saturday
#theBeeAt3 bee facts will return tomorrow folks.
In the meantime here’s a stunning wee Small Copper butterfly hanging out with me earlier.
#butterflies #nature
#smallcopper #worldbeesanctuary
#saturday
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 143
On leaving the nest for the first time female #bumblebee workers thoroughly survey the surrounding landscape on long looping exploratory flights; stopping often to ‘sample’ #flowers until they discover a favourite patch.
#bees
#nature
🐝🌍
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 143
On leaving the nest for the first time female #bumblebee workers thoroughly survey the surrounding landscape on long looping exploratory flights; stopping often to ‘sample’ #flowers until they discover a favourite patch.
#bees
#nature
🐝🌍
June 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 143
On leaving the nest for the first time female #bumblebee workers thoroughly survey the surrounding landscape on long looping exploratory flights; stopping often to ‘sample’ #flowers until they discover a favourite patch.
#bees
#nature
🐝🌍
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 143
On leaving the nest for the first time female #bumblebee workers thoroughly survey the surrounding landscape on long looping exploratory flights; stopping often to ‘sample’ #flowers until they discover a favourite patch.
#bees
#nature
🐝🌍
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 304
# 303 contd.
Research found that a bumblebee colony’s demand for nectar and pollen is a function of the number of larvae in the nest rather than the number of active female adult workers.
#bees
#nature
#science
#education
#worldbeesanctuary
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 304
# 303 contd.
Research found that a bumblebee colony’s demand for nectar and pollen is a function of the number of larvae in the nest rather than the number of active female adult workers.
#bees
#nature
#science
#education
#worldbeesanctuary
April 10, 2026 at 11:13 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 304
# 303 contd.
Research found that a bumblebee colony’s demand for nectar and pollen is a function of the number of larvae in the nest rather than the number of active female adult workers.
#bees
#nature
#science
#education
#worldbeesanctuary
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 304
# 303 contd.
Research found that a bumblebee colony’s demand for nectar and pollen is a function of the number of larvae in the nest rather than the number of active female adult workers.
#bees
#nature
#science
#education
#worldbeesanctuary
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
42.
Male bumblebees have one more segment to their antennae than female bumblebees.
Male antennae are comprised of 13 segments, females have 12.
#bees
#biodiversity
#nature #environment
#bumblebees #science
#education #worldbeesanctuary
🌍🐝
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
42.
Male bumblebees have one more segment to their antennae than female bumblebees.
Male antennae are comprised of 13 segments, females have 12.
#bees
#biodiversity
#nature #environment
#bumblebees #science
#education #worldbeesanctuary
🌍🐝
September 22, 2026 at 5:18 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
42.
Male bumblebees have one more segment to their antennae than female bumblebees.
Male antennae are comprised of 13 segments, females have 12.
#bees
#biodiversity
#nature #environment
#bumblebees #science
#education #worldbeesanctuary
🌍🐝
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
42.
Male bumblebees have one more segment to their antennae than female bumblebees.
Male antennae are comprised of 13 segments, females have 12.
#bees
#biodiversity
#nature #environment
#bumblebees #science
#education #worldbeesanctuary
🌍🐝
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 300
The back and forth motion of bumblebee wings create vortices in the air like tiny hurricanes, the eyes of which have lower pressure than the surrounding air, and keeping those eddies of air above the wings helps #bees stay aloft.
#bumblebees
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 300
The back and forth motion of bumblebee wings create vortices in the air like tiny hurricanes, the eyes of which have lower pressure than the surrounding air, and keeping those eddies of air above the wings helps #bees stay aloft.
#bumblebees
April 5, 2026 at 11:24 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 300
The back and forth motion of bumblebee wings create vortices in the air like tiny hurricanes, the eyes of which have lower pressure than the surrounding air, and keeping those eddies of air above the wings helps #bees stay aloft.
#bumblebees
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 300
The back and forth motion of bumblebee wings create vortices in the air like tiny hurricanes, the eyes of which have lower pressure than the surrounding air, and keeping those eddies of air above the wings helps #bees stay aloft.
#bumblebees
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 312
# 311 contd
Exposure to #glyphosate damages #bumblebees' fine-color discrimination.
Small disturbances in color vision can be disastrous for foraging success as #bees try to distinguish between visually similar flower types.
#nature
#science
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 312
# 311 contd
Exposure to #glyphosate damages #bumblebees' fine-color discrimination.
Small disturbances in color vision can be disastrous for foraging success as #bees try to distinguish between visually similar flower types.
#nature
#science
April 25, 2026 at 8:43 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 312
# 311 contd
Exposure to #glyphosate damages #bumblebees' fine-color discrimination.
Small disturbances in color vision can be disastrous for foraging success as #bees try to distinguish between visually similar flower types.
#nature
#science
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 312
# 311 contd
Exposure to #glyphosate damages #bumblebees' fine-color discrimination.
Small disturbances in color vision can be disastrous for foraging success as #bees try to distinguish between visually similar flower types.
#nature
#science
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 303
# 302 contd.
Bumblebee food demand peaks during March to June. Shortage of food during these critical months can result in dire consequences for colony survival/queen production and risks local population extinction.
#bees
#nature
#environment
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 303
# 302 contd.
Bumblebee food demand peaks during March to June. Shortage of food during these critical months can result in dire consequences for colony survival/queen production and risks local population extinction.
#bees
#nature
#environment
April 9, 2026 at 2:14 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 303
# 302 contd.
Bumblebee food demand peaks during March to June. Shortage of food during these critical months can result in dire consequences for colony survival/queen production and risks local population extinction.
#bees
#nature
#environment
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 303
# 302 contd.
Bumblebee food demand peaks during March to June. Shortage of food during these critical months can result in dire consequences for colony survival/queen production and risks local population extinction.
#bees
#nature
#environment
#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
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
July 18, 2026 at 12:53 PM
#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
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
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 321
Bumblebees have long tongues covered in hairs which they use to extract nectar from flowers.
But not all tongues are equal!
Bumblebee queen tongues are not as efficient at collecting nectar as female worker bee tongues.
#bees
#nature
#wildlife
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 321
Bumblebees have long tongues covered in hairs which they use to extract nectar from flowers.
But not all tongues are equal!
Bumblebee queen tongues are not as efficient at collecting nectar as female worker bee tongues.
#bees
#nature
#wildlife
May 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 321
Bumblebees have long tongues covered in hairs which they use to extract nectar from flowers.
But not all tongues are equal!
Bumblebee queen tongues are not as efficient at collecting nectar as female worker bee tongues.
#bees
#nature
#wildlife
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 321
Bumblebees have long tongues covered in hairs which they use to extract nectar from flowers.
But not all tongues are equal!
Bumblebee queen tongues are not as efficient at collecting nectar as female worker bee tongues.
#bees
#nature
#wildlife
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 302
A recent study utilising computer modelling and focusing on two common European #bumblebees indicates that #bees need food up to a month earlier than when many recommended ‘pollinator friendly’ plant species actually flower.
#nature
#education
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 302
A recent study utilising computer modelling and focusing on two common European #bumblebees indicates that #bees need food up to a month earlier than when many recommended ‘pollinator friendly’ plant species actually flower.
#nature
#education
April 8, 2026 at 11:15 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 302
A recent study utilising computer modelling and focusing on two common European #bumblebees indicates that #bees need food up to a month earlier than when many recommended ‘pollinator friendly’ plant species actually flower.
#nature
#education
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 302
A recent study utilising computer modelling and focusing on two common European #bumblebees indicates that #bees need food up to a month earlier than when many recommended ‘pollinator friendly’ plant species actually flower.
#nature
#education
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
8.
Only about 10% of bee species are social. The other 90% are solitary #bees. They live in individual nests, don’t have a queen and don’t make honey.
‘The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude’
- Voltaire
#nature #worldbeesanctuary
#education
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
8.
Only about 10% of bee species are social. The other 90% are solitary #bees. They live in individual nests, don’t have a queen and don’t make honey.
‘The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude’
- Voltaire
#nature #worldbeesanctuary
#education
July 22, 2026 at 11:26 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
8.
Only about 10% of bee species are social. The other 90% are solitary #bees. They live in individual nests, don’t have a queen and don’t make honey.
‘The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude’
- Voltaire
#nature #worldbeesanctuary
#education
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
8.
Only about 10% of bee species are social. The other 90% are solitary #bees. They live in individual nests, don’t have a queen and don’t make honey.
‘The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude’
- Voltaire
#nature #worldbeesanctuary
#education
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 285
Bees don’t have ears.
#bees
#nature
#science
#education
#biodiversity
#wildlifev
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 285
Bees don’t have ears.
#bees
#nature
#science
#education
#biodiversity
#wildlifev
March 8, 2026 at 11:12 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 285
Bees don’t have ears.
#bees
#nature
#science
#education
#biodiversity
#wildlifev
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 285
Bees don’t have ears.
#bees
#nature
#science
#education
#biodiversity
#wildlifev
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 314
What strategy do foraging #bumblebees use to decide which flower to choose & how long to work it?
Why the maximum rate of energy return strategy of course,😂 which prioritises the amount of nectar/sugar collected per minute.
#bees
#nature
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 314
What strategy do foraging #bumblebees use to decide which flower to choose & how long to work it?
Why the maximum rate of energy return strategy of course,😂 which prioritises the amount of nectar/sugar collected per minute.
#bees
#nature
April 29, 2026 at 9:01 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 314
What strategy do foraging #bumblebees use to decide which flower to choose & how long to work it?
Why the maximum rate of energy return strategy of course,😂 which prioritises the amount of nectar/sugar collected per minute.
#bees
#nature
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 314
What strategy do foraging #bumblebees use to decide which flower to choose & how long to work it?
Why the maximum rate of energy return strategy of course,😂 which prioritises the amount of nectar/sugar collected per minute.
#bees
#nature
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 24
Pollination is the act of transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma.
Pollinators are animals that facilitate this transfer.
Bees are kick-ass #pollinators.
#bees #nature
#leafcutterbee
#science #education
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 24
Pollination is the act of transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma.
Pollinators are animals that facilitate this transfer.
Bees are kick-ass #pollinators.
#bees #nature
#leafcutterbee
#science #education
August 16, 2026 at 10:20 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 24
Pollination is the act of transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma.
Pollinators are animals that facilitate this transfer.
Bees are kick-ass #pollinators.
#bees #nature
#leafcutterbee
#science #education
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 24
Pollination is the act of transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma.
Pollinators are animals that facilitate this transfer.
Bees are kick-ass #pollinators.
#bees #nature
#leafcutterbee
#science #education
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
19.
91 million beehives in the world. Honey/Pollination industry is worth €4 billion.
5.7 million flower visits to make 1kg of honey.
THIS AFFECTS NATIVE WILD BEES!
‘Hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.’
- Lou Reed
#bees
#nature
#truth
#honey
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
19.
91 million beehives in the world. Honey/Pollination industry is worth €4 billion.
5.7 million flower visits to make 1kg of honey.
THIS AFFECTS NATIVE WILD BEES!
‘Hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.’
- Lou Reed
#bees
#nature
#truth
#honey
August 7, 2026 at 8:20 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
19.
91 million beehives in the world. Honey/Pollination industry is worth €4 billion.
5.7 million flower visits to make 1kg of honey.
THIS AFFECTS NATIVE WILD BEES!
‘Hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.’
- Lou Reed
#bees
#nature
#truth
#honey
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
19.
91 million beehives in the world. Honey/Pollination industry is worth €4 billion.
5.7 million flower visits to make 1kg of honey.
THIS AFFECTS NATIVE WILD BEES!
‘Hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.’
- Lou Reed
#bees
#nature
#truth
#honey
#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
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
September 8, 2026 at 11:07 PM
#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
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.
43.
Bumblebees have antennae cleaners!
Two comb edged notches on their front legs.
Insert the antenna.
Bend the leg to close.
Pull antenna through.
Catch dirt and pollen.
Engineered by #nature.
No apps/AI required.
#bees #bumblebees
#education
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
43.
Bumblebees have antennae cleaners!
Two comb edged notches on their front legs.
Insert the antenna.
Bend the leg to close.
Pull antenna through.
Catch dirt and pollen.
Engineered by #nature.
No apps/AI required.
#bees #bumblebees
#education
September 23, 2026 at 12:41 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
43.
Bumblebees have antennae cleaners!
Two comb edged notches on their front legs.
Insert the antenna.
Bend the leg to close.
Pull antenna through.
Catch dirt and pollen.
Engineered by #nature.
No apps/AI required.
#bees #bumblebees
#education
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
43.
Bumblebees have antennae cleaners!
Two comb edged notches on their front legs.
Insert the antenna.
Bend the leg to close.
Pull antenna through.
Catch dirt and pollen.
Engineered by #nature.
No apps/AI required.
#bees #bumblebees
#education
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 308
Despite the small size of their brains #bumblebees are really really good at navigation.
They navigate on a par with vertebrates and in certain aspects their sense of direction is better than that of humans.
#bees
#nature
#insects
#saturday
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 308
Despite the small size of their brains #bumblebees are really really good at navigation.
They navigate on a par with vertebrates and in certain aspects their sense of direction is better than that of humans.
#bees
#nature
#insects
#saturday
April 18, 2026 at 9:56 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 308
Despite the small size of their brains #bumblebees are really really good at navigation.
They navigate on a par with vertebrates and in certain aspects their sense of direction is better than that of humans.
#bees
#nature
#insects
#saturday
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 308
Despite the small size of their brains #bumblebees are really really good at navigation.
They navigate on a par with vertebrates and in certain aspects their sense of direction is better than that of humans.
#bees
#nature
#insects
#saturday
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 313
Glyphosate Based Herbicides (GBH) are the most widely used #pesticides globally. Increased use of genetically engineered glyphosate-tolerant crops which allow GBH application throughout the growing season hugely increases GBH exposure…
1/2
#bees
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 313
Glyphosate Based Herbicides (GBH) are the most widely used #pesticides globally. Increased use of genetically engineered glyphosate-tolerant crops which allow GBH application throughout the growing season hugely increases GBH exposure…
1/2
#bees
April 26, 2026 at 6:46 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 313
Glyphosate Based Herbicides (GBH) are the most widely used #pesticides globally. Increased use of genetically engineered glyphosate-tolerant crops which allow GBH application throughout the growing season hugely increases GBH exposure…
1/2
#bees
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 313
Glyphosate Based Herbicides (GBH) are the most widely used #pesticides globally. Increased use of genetically engineered glyphosate-tolerant crops which allow GBH application throughout the growing season hugely increases GBH exposure…
1/2
#bees
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 170
Sunflower/sunflower family plant pollen has a spiny outer shell.
Consumption of this ‘spiny’ pollen by #bees reduces infection of a common parasite by up to 94% & greatly increases the number of queen #bumblebees produced.
#nature
#insects
🐝🌍
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 170
Sunflower/sunflower family plant pollen has a spiny outer shell.
Consumption of this ‘spiny’ pollen by #bees reduces infection of a common parasite by up to 94% & greatly increases the number of queen #bumblebees produced.
#nature
#insects
🐝🌍
August 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 170
Sunflower/sunflower family plant pollen has a spiny outer shell.
Consumption of this ‘spiny’ pollen by #bees reduces infection of a common parasite by up to 94% & greatly increases the number of queen #bumblebees produced.
#nature
#insects
🐝🌍
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 170
Sunflower/sunflower family plant pollen has a spiny outer shell.
Consumption of this ‘spiny’ pollen by #bees reduces infection of a common parasite by up to 94% & greatly increases the number of queen #bumblebees produced.
#nature
#insects
🐝🌍
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
44.
For most species of bumblebee the queens will usually only mate with one male.
Most males never actually get to mate successfully but if given the chance will indeed mate with more than one queen!
#bees
#nature
#bumblebees
#worldbeesanctuary
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
44.
For most species of bumblebee the queens will usually only mate with one male.
Most males never actually get to mate successfully but if given the chance will indeed mate with more than one queen!
#bees
#nature
#bumblebees
#worldbeesanctuary
September 24, 2026 at 10:17 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
44.
For most species of bumblebee the queens will usually only mate with one male.
Most males never actually get to mate successfully but if given the chance will indeed mate with more than one queen!
#bees
#nature
#bumblebees
#worldbeesanctuary
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
44.
For most species of bumblebee the queens will usually only mate with one male.
Most males never actually get to mate successfully but if given the chance will indeed mate with more than one queen!
#bees
#nature
#bumblebees
#worldbeesanctuary
August 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
39.
Bumblebees have four wings.
The two back wings are smaller and are usually attached to the bigger front wings by a row of hooks.
This can sometimes lead to the mistaken impression that they only have two wings.
#bees #bumblebees
#nature #science
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
39.
Bumblebees have four wings.
The two back wings are smaller and are usually attached to the bigger front wings by a row of hooks.
This can sometimes lead to the mistaken impression that they only have two wings.
#bees #bumblebees
#nature #science
September 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
39.
Bumblebees have four wings.
The two back wings are smaller and are usually attached to the bigger front wings by a row of hooks.
This can sometimes lead to the mistaken impression that they only have two wings.
#bees #bumblebees
#nature #science
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
39.
Bumblebees have four wings.
The two back wings are smaller and are usually attached to the bigger front wings by a row of hooks.
This can sometimes lead to the mistaken impression that they only have two wings.
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#nature #science
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
37.
Bumblebees don’t have ears!
They rely on sensing sounds vibrating through nearby materials with all of their body.
‘The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades when speaking fails.’
- Shakespeare
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature #flowers
#wildlife
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
37.
Bumblebees don’t have ears!
They rely on sensing sounds vibrating through nearby materials with all of their body.
‘The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades when speaking fails.’
- Shakespeare
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature #flowers
#wildlife
September 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
37.
Bumblebees don’t have ears!
They rely on sensing sounds vibrating through nearby materials with all of their body.
‘The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades when speaking fails.’
- Shakespeare
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature #flowers
#wildlife
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
37.
Bumblebees don’t have ears!
They rely on sensing sounds vibrating through nearby materials with all of their body.
‘The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades when speaking fails.’
- Shakespeare
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature #flowers
#wildlife