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So let’s talk about #honeybees in the context of ‘Saving the Bees’.
Let’s cut the bull & cut to the chase as there’s way too much confusion/misinformation out there which is a hinderance to & detrimental to genuine bee saving.
Please #retweet to help the bees that need it!
1/17
Let’s cut the bull & cut to the chase as there’s way too much confusion/misinformation out there which is a hinderance to & detrimental to genuine bee saving.
Please #retweet to help the bees that need it!
1/17
Context:
There are 3 basic types of bee on the planet.
#Solitarybees.
#Bumblebees.
#Honeybees.
Of the 20,000+ species of bee only 8 are honey #bees.
Around 40% of bee species are under pressure worldwide.
Honey bees are not in trouble.
Repeat.
Honey bees are not in trouble.
2/17
There are 3 basic types of bee on the planet.
#Solitarybees.
#Bumblebees.
#Honeybees.
Of the 20,000+ species of bee only 8 are honey #bees.
Around 40% of bee species are under pressure worldwide.
Honey bees are not in trouble.
Repeat.
Honey bees are not in trouble.
2/17
Honey bees are primarily a ‘kept species’. There have never before been so many #honeybees on the planet.
It is estimated that there are 100 million + hives on the planet. It’s a multi billion euro/dollar industry. It is not #nature or natural. These are farmed creatures.
3/17
It is estimated that there are 100 million + hives on the planet. It’s a multi billion euro/dollar industry. It is not #nature or natural. These are farmed creatures.
3/17
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 12/02/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/12/02/dai…
Crabs, octopus and lobsters feel pain, study says. They will be recognized as 'sentient beings'
usatoday.com/story/news/wor…
#DecapodCrustaceans #CephalopodMollusks #SentientBeings #CentralNervousSystem #PainDetection #ResearchStudy
usatoday.com/story/news/wor…
#DecapodCrustaceans #CephalopodMollusks #SentientBeings #CentralNervousSystem #PainDetection #ResearchStudy
The role of urban trees in reducing land surface temperatures in European cities
nature.com/articles/s4146…
#UrbanTrees #UrbanHeat #LandSurfaceTemperatures #HeatMitigation #DataAnalysis
nature.com/articles/s4146…
#UrbanTrees #UrbanHeat #LandSurfaceTemperatures #HeatMitigation #DataAnalysis
#Thread 1/18
You don't only find #SolitaryBees in your #Bee hotel 🐝
Bee hotels should be brought indoors, taken apart, and cleaned before #Winter, to give solitary bees a better chance of survival 🐝
Only buy the type that can be taken apart and cleaned 🐝
#BlackDogHoneyBees
You don't only find #SolitaryBees in your #Bee hotel 🐝
Bee hotels should be brought indoors, taken apart, and cleaned before #Winter, to give solitary bees a better chance of survival 🐝
Only buy the type that can be taken apart and cleaned 🐝
#BlackDogHoneyBees
2/18
Carefully take the sections apart, and lay them out on a flat surface.
Be gentle, but don't be afraid to touch the cocoons.
You will see the cocoons in small compartments where the bee built mud walls, to separate each egg, as it was laid in pollen from nearby flowers 🐝
Carefully take the sections apart, and lay them out on a flat surface.
Be gentle, but don't be afraid to touch the cocoons.
You will see the cocoons in small compartments where the bee built mud walls, to separate each egg, as it was laid in pollen from nearby flowers 🐝
3/18
Use a soft small brush and gently brush away the soil partitions that separate each cocoon.
You don't have to use a brush, but it makes it easier to clean the dry soil away.
Be careful to not make a mess 🐝
Use a soft small brush and gently brush away the soil partitions that separate each cocoon.
You don't have to use a brush, but it makes it easier to clean the dry soil away.
Be careful to not make a mess 🐝
