#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
47.
The first brood of female worker bumblebees produced in spring are often quite small in size as they rely solely on the queen for food whilst developing.
Subsequent broods are nursed by a support network of workers.
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
47.
The first brood of female worker bumblebees produced in spring are often quite small in size as they rely solely on the queen for food whilst developing.
Subsequent broods are nursed by a support network of workers.
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature
September 29, 2026 at 12:28 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
47.
The first brood of female worker bumblebees produced in spring are often quite small in size as they rely solely on the queen for food whilst developing.
Subsequent broods are nursed by a support network of workers.
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
47.
The first brood of female worker bumblebees produced in spring are often quite small in size as they rely solely on the queen for food whilst developing.
Subsequent broods are nursed by a support network of workers.
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
46.
Unlike male bumblebees female bumblebees develop from fertilised eggs.
Early in the life of the nest the females produced are workers.
It is only later in the summer that new queens are produced.
#bees #bumblebees
#nature #biodiversity
#insects
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
46.
Unlike male bumblebees female bumblebees develop from fertilised eggs.
Early in the life of the nest the females produced are workers.
It is only later in the summer that new queens are produced.
#bees #bumblebees
#nature #biodiversity
#insects
September 28, 2026 at 11:17 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
46.
Unlike male bumblebees female bumblebees develop from fertilised eggs.
Early in the life of the nest the females produced are workers.
It is only later in the summer that new queens are produced.
#bees #bumblebees
#nature #biodiversity
#insects
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
46.
Unlike male bumblebees female bumblebees develop from fertilised eggs.
Early in the life of the nest the females produced are workers.
It is only later in the summer that new queens are produced.
#bees #bumblebees
#nature #biodiversity
#insects
#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
#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
#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.
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.
41.
Bumblebees have two antennae.
They use these along with the mouth to smell and taste.
Having two antennae means they can detect the direction a smell is coming from.
#bees #biodiversity
#nature #education
#science #resist
#bumblebees
#noAI
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
41.
Bumblebees have two antennae.
They use these along with the mouth to smell and taste.
Having two antennae means they can detect the direction a smell is coming from.
#bees #biodiversity
#nature #education
#science #resist
#bumblebees
#noAI
September 21, 2026 at 1:26 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
41.
Bumblebees have two antennae.
They use these along with the mouth to smell and taste.
Having two antennae means they can detect the direction a smell is coming from.
#bees #biodiversity
#nature #education
#science #resist
#bumblebees
#noAI
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
41.
Bumblebees have two antennae.
They use these along with the mouth to smell and taste.
Having two antennae means they can detect the direction a smell is coming from.
#bees #biodiversity
#nature #education
#science #resist
#bumblebees
#noAI
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
40.
80% of solitary bee species are mining bees.
They nest in the ground.
To do this they must have access to bare soil.
Help them - scrape back some soil/build a mound - south facing.
And never use pesticides. Ever…ever!
🐝
#bees #nature
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
40.
80% of solitary bee species are mining bees.
They nest in the ground.
To do this they must have access to bare soil.
Help them - scrape back some soil/build a mound - south facing.
And never use pesticides. Ever…ever!
🐝
#bees #nature
September 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
40.
80% of solitary bee species are mining bees.
They nest in the ground.
To do this they must have access to bare soil.
Help them - scrape back some soil/build a mound - south facing.
And never use pesticides. Ever…ever!
🐝
#bees #nature
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
40.
80% of solitary bee species are mining bees.
They nest in the ground.
To do this they must have access to bare soil.
Help them - scrape back some soil/build a mound - south facing.
And never use pesticides. Ever…ever!
🐝
#bees #nature
#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.
#bees #bumblebees
#nature #science
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
38.
Relatively hardy and able to vibrate their bodies to create heat, #bumblebees are able to forage in cooler temperatures than honey bees.
They can begin foraging earlier in the day and continue later into the evening.
#bees
#nature
#education
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
38.
Relatively hardy and able to vibrate their bodies to create heat, #bumblebees are able to forage in cooler temperatures than honey bees.
They can begin foraging earlier in the day and continue later into the evening.
#bees
#nature
#education
September 15, 2026 at 1:28 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
38.
Relatively hardy and able to vibrate their bodies to create heat, #bumblebees are able to forage in cooler temperatures than honey bees.
They can begin foraging earlier in the day and continue later into the evening.
#bees
#nature
#education
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
38.
Relatively hardy and able to vibrate their bodies to create heat, #bumblebees are able to forage in cooler temperatures than honey bees.
They can begin foraging earlier in the day and continue later into the evening.
#bees
#nature
#education
#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
#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
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
September 12, 2026 at 5:10 PM
#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
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
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
35.
Bumblebee tongues are red/orange in colour, long, stretchy and hairy at the end. Perfect for lapping up nectar.
When in flight the tongue folds under the head and body inside a sheath.
#bees #science
#bumblebees
#nature #education
#pollinators
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
35.
Bumblebee tongues are red/orange in colour, long, stretchy and hairy at the end. Perfect for lapping up nectar.
When in flight the tongue folds under the head and body inside a sheath.
#bees #science
#bumblebees
#nature #education
#pollinators
September 10, 2026 at 2:18 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
35.
Bumblebee tongues are red/orange in colour, long, stretchy and hairy at the end. Perfect for lapping up nectar.
When in flight the tongue folds under the head and body inside a sheath.
#bees #science
#bumblebees
#nature #education
#pollinators
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
35.
Bumblebee tongues are red/orange in colour, long, stretchy and hairy at the end. Perfect for lapping up nectar.
When in flight the tongue folds under the head and body inside a sheath.
#bees #science
#bumblebees
#nature #education
#pollinators
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
34.
Bumblebees can recognise objects through touch.
Only a small number of species - humans, apes, dolphins, some fish and...#bumblebees can learn about an object with one sense and later identify it with another.
Fantastic #bees!
#nature #bumblebees
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
34.
Bumblebees can recognise objects through touch.
Only a small number of species - humans, apes, dolphins, some fish and...#bumblebees can learn about an object with one sense and later identify it with another.
Fantastic #bees!
#nature #bumblebees
September 9, 2026 at 11:21 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
34.
Bumblebees can recognise objects through touch.
Only a small number of species - humans, apes, dolphins, some fish and...#bumblebees can learn about an object with one sense and later identify it with another.
Fantastic #bees!
#nature #bumblebees
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
34.
Bumblebees can recognise objects through touch.
Only a small number of species - humans, apes, dolphins, some fish and...#bumblebees can learn about an object with one sense and later identify it with another.
Fantastic #bees!
#nature #bumblebees
#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.
32.
Foraging #bumblebees gather nectar into their honeystomachs to carry it back to their nest.
The honeystomach can hold up to .20 ml and the equivalent of up to 90% of the body weight of the bee.
#bees #insects
#nature #education
#science #wild
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
32.
Foraging #bumblebees gather nectar into their honeystomachs to carry it back to their nest.
The honeystomach can hold up to .20 ml and the equivalent of up to 90% of the body weight of the bee.
#bees #insects
#nature #education
#science #wild
September 7, 2026 at 2:14 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
32.
Foraging #bumblebees gather nectar into their honeystomachs to carry it back to their nest.
The honeystomach can hold up to .20 ml and the equivalent of up to 90% of the body weight of the bee.
#bees #insects
#nature #education
#science #wild
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
32.
Foraging #bumblebees gather nectar into their honeystomachs to carry it back to their nest.
The honeystomach can hold up to .20 ml and the equivalent of up to 90% of the body weight of the bee.
#bees #insects
#nature #education
#science #wild
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
31.
Bumblebees beat their wings at up to 240 beats per second and they fly at speeds around 4.5 metres per second/16 kms per hour.
Foraging #bumblebees have been recorded flying at speeds of up to 14 metres per second!
#bees
#nature
#education
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
31.
Bumblebees beat their wings at up to 240 beats per second and they fly at speeds around 4.5 metres per second/16 kms per hour.
Foraging #bumblebees have been recorded flying at speeds of up to 14 metres per second!
#bees
#nature
#education
September 4, 2026 at 11:01 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
31.
Bumblebees beat their wings at up to 240 beats per second and they fly at speeds around 4.5 metres per second/16 kms per hour.
Foraging #bumblebees have been recorded flying at speeds of up to 14 metres per second!
#bees
#nature
#education
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
31.
Bumblebees beat their wings at up to 240 beats per second and they fly at speeds around 4.5 metres per second/16 kms per hour.
Foraging #bumblebees have been recorded flying at speeds of up to 14 metres per second!
#bees
#nature
#education
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
30.
Bumblebees have to learn how to get nectar from flowers.
They will usually visit the same flowers every day as long as they keep finding nectar and pollen.
This is called flower or #pollinator constancy.
#bees #nature
#bumblebees #science
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
30.
Bumblebees have to learn how to get nectar from flowers.
They will usually visit the same flowers every day as long as they keep finding nectar and pollen.
This is called flower or #pollinator constancy.
#bees #nature
#bumblebees #science
September 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
30.
Bumblebees have to learn how to get nectar from flowers.
They will usually visit the same flowers every day as long as they keep finding nectar and pollen.
This is called flower or #pollinator constancy.
#bees #nature
#bumblebees #science
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
30.
Bumblebees have to learn how to get nectar from flowers.
They will usually visit the same flowers every day as long as they keep finding nectar and pollen.
This is called flower or #pollinator constancy.
#bees #nature
#bumblebees #science
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
29.
28 contd.
If a single raised middle leg doesn’t warn you off a bumblebee will often raise her other middle leg too.
Persist and she may go belly up to reveal her stinger.
Males do likewise but are bluffing - they have no stinger!
#bees
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
29.
28 contd.
If a single raised middle leg doesn’t warn you off a bumblebee will often raise her other middle leg too.
Persist and she may go belly up to reveal her stinger.
Males do likewise but are bluffing - they have no stinger!
#bees
September 2, 2026 at 11:47 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
29.
28 contd.
If a single raised middle leg doesn’t warn you off a bumblebee will often raise her other middle leg too.
Persist and she may go belly up to reveal her stinger.
Males do likewise but are bluffing - they have no stinger!
#bees
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
29.
28 contd.
If a single raised middle leg doesn’t warn you off a bumblebee will often raise her other middle leg too.
Persist and she may go belly up to reveal her stinger.
Males do likewise but are bluffing - they have no stinger!
#bees
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
28.
Back off dude!
My space.
My flower.
Bumblebees are gentle creatures but if they feel threatened by your presence when foraging on a flower they will raise their middle leg to signal to you to keep your distance.
#bees
#nature
#bumblebees
#insects
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
28.
Back off dude!
My space.
My flower.
Bumblebees are gentle creatures but if they feel threatened by your presence when foraging on a flower they will raise their middle leg to signal to you to keep your distance.
#bees
#nature
#bumblebees
#insects
September 1, 2026 at 10:14 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
28.
Back off dude!
My space.
My flower.
Bumblebees are gentle creatures but if they feel threatened by your presence when foraging on a flower they will raise their middle leg to signal to you to keep your distance.
#bees
#nature
#bumblebees
#insects
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
28.
Back off dude!
My space.
My flower.
Bumblebees are gentle creatures but if they feel threatened by your presence when foraging on a flower they will raise their middle leg to signal to you to keep your distance.
#bees
#nature
#bumblebees
#insects
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
27.
Bumblebees get all of their food from flowers.
Nectar is usually found deep inside flowers - which come in all shapes and sizes.
Bumblebee tongues vary in length and this can determine which flowers they forage upon.
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
27.
Bumblebees get all of their food from flowers.
Nectar is usually found deep inside flowers - which come in all shapes and sizes.
Bumblebee tongues vary in length and this can determine which flowers they forage upon.
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature
August 31, 2026 at 10:53 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
27.
Bumblebees get all of their food from flowers.
Nectar is usually found deep inside flowers - which come in all shapes and sizes.
Bumblebee tongues vary in length and this can determine which flowers they forage upon.
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
27.
Bumblebees get all of their food from flowers.
Nectar is usually found deep inside flowers - which come in all shapes and sizes.
Bumblebee tongues vary in length and this can determine which flowers they forage upon.
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
26.
Solitary Bees:
Account for over 90% of bee species.
Don’t live in colonies.
Don’t have a queen.
Don’t make honey/wax.
Aren’t aggressive.
Don’t swarm.
Rarely sting.
Vary in size but are usually smaller than #bumblebees.
#bees
#nature
#science
#wild
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
26.
Solitary Bees:
Account for over 90% of bee species.
Don’t live in colonies.
Don’t have a queen.
Don’t make honey/wax.
Aren’t aggressive.
Don’t swarm.
Rarely sting.
Vary in size but are usually smaller than #bumblebees.
#bees
#nature
#science
#wild
August 24, 2026 at 2:05 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
26.
Solitary Bees:
Account for over 90% of bee species.
Don’t live in colonies.
Don’t have a queen.
Don’t make honey/wax.
Aren’t aggressive.
Don’t swarm.
Rarely sting.
Vary in size but are usually smaller than #bumblebees.
#bees
#nature
#science
#wild
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
26.
Solitary Bees:
Account for over 90% of bee species.
Don’t live in colonies.
Don’t have a queen.
Don’t make honey/wax.
Aren’t aggressive.
Don’t swarm.
Rarely sting.
Vary in size but are usually smaller than #bumblebees.
#bees
#nature
#science
#wild
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
25.
During hibernation #bumblebee queens avoid freezing to death by producing glycerol which acts like antifreeze preventing water in their bodies turning into ice crystals.
‘Nature never breaks her own laws.’
- da Vinci
#bees #nature #biodiversity
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
25.
During hibernation #bumblebee queens avoid freezing to death by producing glycerol which acts like antifreeze preventing water in their bodies turning into ice crystals.
‘Nature never breaks her own laws.’
- da Vinci
#bees #nature #biodiversity
August 17, 2026 at 2:13 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
25.
During hibernation #bumblebee queens avoid freezing to death by producing glycerol which acts like antifreeze preventing water in their bodies turning into ice crystals.
‘Nature never breaks her own laws.’
- da Vinci
#bees #nature #biodiversity
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
25.
During hibernation #bumblebee queens avoid freezing to death by producing glycerol which acts like antifreeze preventing water in their bodies turning into ice crystals.
‘Nature never breaks her own laws.’
- da Vinci
#bees #nature #biodiversity
#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.
23.
Bumblebees leave a scent on flowers they visit which can be recognised by other bees thus saving them time and energy foraging already ‘empty’ flowers.
‘There are always flowers for those who want to see them.’
- Matisse
#bees
#nature
#science
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
23.
Bumblebees leave a scent on flowers they visit which can be recognised by other bees thus saving them time and energy foraging already ‘empty’ flowers.
‘There are always flowers for those who want to see them.’
- Matisse
#bees
#nature
#science
August 15, 2026 at 1:15 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
23.
Bumblebees leave a scent on flowers they visit which can be recognised by other bees thus saving them time and energy foraging already ‘empty’ flowers.
‘There are always flowers for those who want to see them.’
- Matisse
#bees
#nature
#science
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
23.
Bumblebees leave a scent on flowers they visit which can be recognised by other bees thus saving them time and energy foraging already ‘empty’ flowers.
‘There are always flowers for those who want to see them.’
- Matisse
#bees
#nature
#science