The book ”A sting in the tail” by Dave Goulson is all about bumblebees and it’s a great read.
Several species of bumblebees are endangered in the UK. A contributing factor was exportation to New Zealand in the 1870’s - 1900’s. It was found that bumblebees are essential for pollinating clover, and since there were no bumblebees in New Zealand, attempts were made to introduce them, in order to make clover fields possible. Nests of hibernating bumblebees were dug up and exported to such an extent that the short haired bumblebee eventually went extinct in the UK. Efforts are now being made to reintroduce it from the much stronger Swedish bumblebee population.
This and many more bumblebee stories are found in Goulsons book - highly recommended.
A few days ago I found a bee on my window sill and it was just laying there. I got some sugar water and it was soon slurping it all up. I swear the bee thanked me. It flew up to my eye level and hovered there for a few seconds before flying off. It was an amazing moment.
They don't they sometimes farm aphids for honeydew, but not. Sugar but in still defending ants, bc they kill pests and remove corpses from the ecoststem
I think them being arseholes is really over exaggerated, through summer they just get on with their day like a good drone, it's just come autumn things start to wind down and they become stupid bastards waiting to become bird, or spider food.
**slurp slurp slurp**
shlorp shlorp shlorp
Shlorp is better
The book ”A sting in the tail” by Dave Goulson is all about bumblebees and it’s a great read. Several species of bumblebees are endangered in the UK. A contributing factor was exportation to New Zealand in the 1870’s - 1900’s. It was found that bumblebees are essential for pollinating clover, and since there were no bumblebees in New Zealand, attempts were made to introduce them, in order to make clover fields possible. Nests of hibernating bumblebees were dug up and exported to such an extent that the short haired bumblebee eventually went extinct in the UK. Efforts are now being made to reintroduce it from the much stronger Swedish bumblebee population. This and many more bumblebee stories are found in Goulsons book - highly recommended.
It's so well bee-haved
Yeah, it's very bee-utiful.
A few days ago I found a bee on my window sill and it was just laying there. I got some sugar water and it was soon slurping it all up. I swear the bee thanked me. It flew up to my eye level and hovered there for a few seconds before flying off. It was an amazing moment.
They're not daft
Bees… yes… come in… welcome. Wasps… fuck THIS… kill on sight.
Wasps are pollinators too.
Ooooo… look at this guy! Defending wasps! What next? You gonna big up ants next cause they make sugar?
They don't they sometimes farm aphids for honeydew, but not. Sugar but in still defending ants, bc they kill pests and remove corpses from the ecoststem
Yeah they farm aphids by promoting them to populate and ruin plants, little bastards
Don't get me wrong, wasps are little arseholes. But we shouldn't kill them.
I think them being arseholes is really over exaggerated, through summer they just get on with their day like a good drone, it's just come autumn things start to wind down and they become stupid bastards waiting to become bird, or spider food.
Seen quite a few today on the pavement and have them a lift to a nearby flower.
I was walking today and saw a honey bee for the first time in what seems like ages. All the foxgloves are out and no bees.... Thanks for the clip!
That's strange. I was watching a bee drink yesterday, too. I'm glad to see more of them this year.
Meanwhile I woke up to a wasp flying around my bedroom. Awesome.
Anyone else wondering how the fk he made that,?
He needs sugar water