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｢ Among them were the ones that matter most : bees. #Bees have been collapsing for years, squeezed out by vanishing meadows and the steady loss of the wild corners they depend on. Yet the very pollinators in trouble across the country were not merely hanging on beneath the panels. They were flourishing. ｣ 🐝

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A solar farm was built to make electricity, but the ground beneath the panels quietly began doing something

For years, one worry has shadowed the rise of solar power. To make serious amounts of electricity, you need serious amounts of land.

^{Carlos Albero Rojas (ecoportal.net)}

Banquet in the Blooms

#SilentSunday #StillerSonntag #BloomScrolling #Blossom #Garden #Photography #Photo #NaturePhotography #Insects #Bees

Your periodic reminder that we are not the apex species.

#Bees #ClimateChange #TheEnvironment

A Bee’s Dream.

#photography #EastCoastKin #TeamPixel #crimsonclover #phacelia #ireland #wildflowers #nature #summer #bees

Just realised it’s World Bee Day.

Artwork by Maggie Taylor from 2004, her ”Girl in a Bee Dress”. A young girl with a short bob, holding a pink flower, wearing only friendly bees. It’s been living in my head for 20+ years and I find it hauntingly beautiful…

#MaggieTaylor #bees #WorldBeeDay2026