World Bee Day, tributes and pollinator photos
I missed World Bee Day yesterday. So, here's a late offering. A native (to Australia) blue-banded bee.
Mike Funnell6I had no idea it was. Not nearly as nice as yours, but my photo has some similarity in colours (of a regulation honeybee, I think). By the Brisbane River, about 17 years ago (😱):
Nigel Bell 🍉3Blue-bummed Beebs! In my childhood, wa-a-ay before the interwebs, I saw one at home in Brisbane, buzzing near Mum's loquat tree. I didn't know such things existed! I had no facility to find out (from the domestic setting of the suburbs) - I will admit, just seeing such a thing befuddled me. 😕
Rivyn Daniel2Man we have some cool insects over here
BlueSky Trending shows Bezos as # 1 and World Bee Day as # 4. Whatever we can collectively do to replace bees over bezos, you know that you need to do. #WorldBeeDay
Marianne Denton28ugh. World Bee Day has dropped to # 5 - #WorldBeeDay #NativeBees
Michelle F.7Here's a few of my favorite bee shots I've taken!🐝 #WorldBeeDay
Coconino2Is that bee on a mariposa lily? Looking like leichlin’s or bruneaunsis?
Friedrich2Bees honestly deserve all the attention today 🐝🌼 Tiny creatures with a massive impact on our planet and food systems. Happy #WorldBeeDay!
It's World Bee Day! 🐝 This little Mason bee (genus Osmia) demonstrates exceptional strength & fortitude in removing a nail from a brick wall. Mason bees are solitary: the females make nests from mud or, in this case, masonry walls. So, our narrator should say: "good lass." (📷: MrDowner1306, YT)
c0nc0rdance30Male mason bees, in fact, may only live a few days, just long enough to mate, while the females stick around to create a home for the offspring. This species produces neither wax nor honey. They lay a single egg on a "bee loaf" made of pollen & nectar kneaded into a lump.
Rory Dimond4Do you know that this was staged? The guy slotted it into an existing nest hole. Still faurly impressive strength and problem solving abilities though.
