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Only eight out of almost 21,000 bee species in the world die when they sting. Another subset can’t sting at all, and the majority of bees can sting as often as they want. But there’s even more to it than that...
#Bees #Wildlife #Environment
https://theconversation.com/most-bees-dont-die-after-stinging-and-other-surprising-bee-facts-227162
Most bees don’t die after stinging – and other surprising bee facts
99.96% of bee species do not die after stinging. So why does everyone think they do?The Conversation
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.
#beekeeping #bees #apiary
Stopped by Christie Pits on my way back from a dentist appointment today. Wasn't really expecting to find much given how much foot traffic and how little "wild" space there is, but to my astonishment there were a few different kinds of bees making burrows in sandy patches on the sunny hillside!
There were fluffy white-and-black mining bees (skittish, hard to get photos) and smaller, more docile metallic olive-green sweat bees.
#bugstodon #insects #bees #NativeBees #Hymenoptera #Anthophila #Andrenidae #Halictidae
In case you were wondering, 1/8000 sec is not a short enough shutter speed to freeze a bee's wings.
