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For #WorldHoneyBeeDay an illustration from a 15th-century manuscript of Virgil's Georgics.
August 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
entsocamerica.bsky.social
It's Day 2 of Entomology Advocacy Week! Following #WorldHoneyBeeDay on August 15, today entomologists are asking Congress to protect USDA pollinator research.

Read the advocacy alert and send your message: entsoc.quorum.us/campaign/168... #EntVocate
The image includes a photo of a Western honey bee on a yellow flower. In the bottom left, there’s the ESA logo. In the top left, there is white text on a gray background that reads, “Entomology Advocacy Week 2026. Protect USDA Pollinator Research.”
August 18, 2026 at 4:12 PM
dchandbells.bsky.social
For #WorldHoneyBeeDay here’s possibly best-known bee music (though bumble, not honey), performed by Hong Kong Youth Handbell Ensemble in rehearsal

▶️ youtu.be/DkxDRebNgzU

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#NationalHoneyBeeAwarenessDay
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Flight of the Bumblebee
YouTube video by Emily Li
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August 17, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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Happy World Honey Bee Day!

#TheLoudHouse #TheCasagrandes #WorldHoneyBeeDay #HoneyBees #Bees
August 17, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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Tt’s World Honey Bee Day!
Dig Safe and keep an eye out for honey makers and other insects while working outdoors this summer. Protect our pollinators — and yourself — by staying alert and working responsibly.
#WorldHoneyBeeDay #DigSafe #SCGA #Sask1stCall #Safety
August 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM
wflibraries.bsky.social
🐝 Did you know bees can recognise human faces!

#DidYouKnow #Bees #WorldHoneyBeeDay #Facts #Insects
Animated bee flying near a smiling woman with text about bees recognizing human faces.
August 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
wflibraries.bsky.social
🐝 Did you know bees can fly 15 miles per hour!

#DidYouKnow #Bees #WorldHoneyBeeDay #Facts #Insects
Close-up of a bee in flight with text stating bees can fly 15 miles per hour.
August 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
ideaillinois.bsky.social
🐝 Bee connected! On #WorldHoneyBeeDay, we think about Jason Kotecki’s challenge at Barrington 220. Resist Adultitis. Bring whimsy. Bees thrive together, as do educators. How will you bring more whimsy to work? @ijoerobinson.bsky.social
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Bee Optimistic by Jason Kotecki | Escape Adulthood
We can’t control what happens to us in life, but we can control how we react to it. My dad brought that old cliché to life for our family in a most unusual way, and we’ll never be the same. During an emergency family meeting, my father told us that he had cancer while dressed as a...bee. (My mom was wearing a bee keepe
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August 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
wflibraries.bsky.social
🐝 Did you know Honey Bees have a communication dance to move called the 'waggle dance'.

They probably dance to jazz.

#DidYouKnow #Bees #WorldHoneyBeeDay #Facts #Insects #Music #Dance #Jazz
Close-up of honeybees clustered together, illustrating their communication through the waggle dance.
August 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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🐝 It started decades ago. A 1982 study found honey bees use distinct sound frequencies for different hive activities, including ventilation and queen "piping."

📖 https://doi.org/10.1121/1.388247

#WorldHoneyBeeDay #Acoustics
Graphs showing relative intensity over time for Vespa orientalis behaviors including awakening dance, hunger signal, and ventilation at various frequencies.
August 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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🌼🐝 In a press conference from the 188th ASA Meeting, researchers asked a fascinating question: Can plants hear their pollinators? Their work explores how flowers may respond to pollinator sounds.

🎥 https://youtu.be/WHIElYjJ_90

#WorldHoneyBeeDay
August 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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🐝 Happy World Honey Bee Day! 🍯

#WorldHoneyBeeDay #SaveTheBees #PrimarySources #PrimarySource
Victorian-era advertisement showing a girl examining a large bee through a magnifying glass with detailed text about bee products and specialties.
August 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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🔊🐝 In a press conference video from the 189th ASA Meeting, researchers explored ultrasonic pest control as a way to protect beehives and support colony health.

🎥 https://youtu.be/FtOr6B5TnKQ

#WorldHoneyBeeDay #BeeScience
August 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
siupress.bsky.social
Celebrate World Honeybee Day by reading about THE NATURAL HERITAGE OF ILLINOIS! 🐝🌻

Find a copy here! https://www.siupress.com/9780809334841/the-natural-heritage-of-illinois/

#WorldHoneybeeDay #IllinoisNaturalHeritage #Ecology #Conservation #Nonfiction #SIUPress
Cover of 'The Natural Heritage of Illinois' showing a scenic landscape with wildflowers and hills, with text highlighting the state's natural ecosystems.
August 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
beck5thcd.bsky.social
🐝🍯 Happy World Honey Bee Day!

Here’s something we can all bee happy about. Today we celebrate the little pollinators that do some seriously big work.

Support the bees—plant flowers and have a sweet day! 🐝🌻🍯

#WorldHoneyBeeDay #SaveTheBees #BeckForCongress #AndyBeck #WI05
August 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
wflibraries.bsky.social
🐝 Today is #WorldHoneyBeeDay!

Here's a picture from 1970 of 'The Bee People', a space/insect themed play put on at Ossett Town Hall by Centre Players.

You can see this image and over 15,000 like it on our 'Twixt, Aire and Calder' website. Visit it here: https://ow.ly/Cevf50ZwCKZ

#Ossett #Memories
A black and white photograph of a group of children and adults in costumes posing on stage with a large rocket prop behind them.
August 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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🐝🎉 Today is #WorldHoneyBeeDay 🌼 Honey bees are important pollinators that help our environment and provide honey. 🍯💛 Support them by choosing local honey, planting flowers, and protecting bees. 🐝🌺 🐝✨ #SaveTheBees
August 16, 2026 at 9:15 AM
wflibraries.bsky.social
🐝 Did you know bees actually have four wings. They have two wings hooked together on each side.

#DidYouKnow #Bees #WorldHoneyBeeDay #Facts #Insects
Diagram of a bee showing labeled body parts including four wings, legs, antennae, and stinger with a fact about bees' wing pairs.
August 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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🐝Bees are famous for working together, building something amazing and helping their whole community thrive.

It’s also the perfect day to celebrate our HIVE, a trusted hub helping families find the right support at the right time.

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August 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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🐝 Did you know there are 20,000 species of bee globally!

That's an awful lot of jazz!

#DidYouKnow #Bees #WorldHoneyBeeDay #Facts #Insects
Close-up of honeybees on a honeycomb with text stating there are 20,000 bee species worldwide and a cartoon bee saying 'That's an awful lot of jazz!'
August 16, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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#Bee #BeeDay
#WorldHoneyBeeDay
#Honey #Bees
#SaveTheBees
#Pollinators
#Flower #Garden
August 16, 2026 at 5:22 AM
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🐝 Stingby for #WorldHoneyBeeDay #MarioKartWorld
Stingby in Mario Kart World
August 16, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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🐝🏔️ 🇳🇿 Did you know Edmund Hillary was a bee keeper before climbing Everest!

#DidYouKnow #Bees #WorldHoneyBeeDay #Facts #Insects #History #EdmundHillary #NewZealand
Text stating Edmund Hillary was once a beekeeper with a vintage photo of him handling beehives and a modern climbing photo.
August 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
animal-aspects.bsky.social
Resharing for #WorldHoneyBeeDay 🍯🐝
animal-aspects.bsky.social Animal Aspects (Art History Animalia) @animal-aspects.bsky.social · May 20
For #WorldBeeDay 🐝 here are 2 golden illuminations from a pair of famous early 13th c. English bestiaries:
Aberdeen Bestiary, Univ. Lib. MS 24 f.63r
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Ashmole Bestiary, MS Ashmole 1511 f.75v
Bodleian Libraries digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/faef...
Bee: illustration from an illuminated bestiary, bees entering their hives, goldleaf background "Bees are the smallest birds, and live as a community in hives." https://bestiary.ca/beasts/beastgallery260.htm Aberdeen University Library, Univ. Lib. MS 24 (Aberdeen Bestiary), folio 63r Bee: illustration from an illuminated bestiary, bees entering their hives, goldleaf background "Bees flying in formation to enter their hives. Bee hives like these appear in many manuscripts, and are similar to ones used by medieval beekeepers." https://bestiary.ca/beasts/beastgallery260.htm Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511 (The Ashmole Bestiary), folio 75v
August 16, 2026 at 2:07 AM
animal-aspects.bsky.social
Resharing for #WorldHoneyBeeDay 🍯🐝
animal-aspects.bsky.social Animal Aspects (Art History Animalia) @animal-aspects.bsky.social · Aug 18
For #WorldHoneyBeeDay 🍯🐝:
#Beehive with Blackberry Branches (Cheese Stand)
Minton & Co., design registered 1862
glazed earthenware (#majolica)
(Photographed at the Majolica Mania exhibition the Walters Art Museum in 2022.)
photo of the beehive-shaped majolica cheese stand on display at museum
August 16, 2026 at 2:07 AM