In case you were wondering, 1/8000 sec is not a short enough shutter speed to freeze a bee's wings.
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Meet Belinda.
Feeding up on dandelion goodness before she starts her family.
She can trace her family tree back 130 million years. So that’s 130 million successful generations. The last 30 million of which fed on dandelions just like Belinda here.
So if you love #bees - and why wouldn’t you? - you should love #dandelions too!
So let them grow/respect them in your patch as the vital early forage that they are for this generation of #bumblebees.
And the next.
And the next…
Please boost for bees!
In case anyone’s not too sure.. this is what a 'spring lawn' is supposed to look like.
Breakdown:
• No irritating lawn-mower lines.
• A multitude of flowers.
• Lawn-mower rests, unperturbed in garden shed.
• No Louis X1V - 'rules over nature'.
• No walking up and down for hours, making a really annoying, loud noise and irritating the neighbours.
• Just peace, quiet and LOTS of bees.
#Nature #NoMowMarch #NoMowApril #ClimateDiary #Climat #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #WildLife #Insects #Bees
Slow bees - April 13, 2024
#beekeeping #bees #SlowMotion #apiary #BeeYard #beehive #hive
Filled the bee water up and they quickly show up.
While reviewing a couple of hours of video from today, I did see some bees leave and the same or others come back. Maybe the new sign above the entrance is helping or it's just nurse bees assigned to foraging so they don't have a clue where home is and actually pay attention to the entrance.
Amidst the vibrant blooms of the Pride of Madeira, tall stalks host tiny purple flowers, where a honey bee finds joy in the nectar, a beautiful scene of nature's pride.
The ART: https://rebeccaherranen.com/featured/beautiful-pride-of-madeira-rebecca-herranen.html
#flowers #art #nature #bees #botanical #ayearforart #wallart #Photography #MastoArt #fediart #summer #photo #photos #California
Bee butt.
i'm a little incredulous about the whole bee "changing her mind" bit, but it is interesting behavior i didn't know about.
Replacing some or all of your #lawn with native plants and food is one way to support each other and the environment – but it truly does so much more than that.
Here are some significant research-backed and expert-approved benefits you’ll experience when you make the switch.
#nolawn #nolawns #rewilding #gardening #biodiversity #cities #urbannature #insects #ecology #landscaping #ediblelandscaping #mentalhealth #bees
https://www.rewildingmag.com/6-reasons-to-downsize-your-lawn/
This looks like some sort of insect cult. But, it’s just a Tetragonisca stingless bee taking off from her nest as other workers loiter around the entrance. Colombia.
Plant more native species, they said. You’ll get more butterflies and bees, they said.
… Oh! It worked! #pollinators #butterflies #bees #gardening