Smartest Bug in the World

“The three groups that are, up on the podium of smartest bugs, are the bees, the ants, and the cockroaches. The honey bee is a social animal, which forces it to have many intelligent abilities that non-social insects (like, flies, or beetles) don’t need. And its smarts are legion: the insect are able to recognize […]

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Bumble

Just been raining and this massive bee was visiting the cyclamens. Think later in the year the ants carry the seed away around the garden but the flowers seem to prefer the shady area under pine trees.

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World Bee Day

“The Slovenian Beekeepers in 2017 proposed to the United Natons (UN) to declare May 20 a World Bee Day. In Slovenia, May 20th is known as the birthday of Anton Janša (1734-1773), the pioneer of modern beekeeping. Janša was the first teacher of modern beekeeping in the world, he was appointed by the Habsburg Empress […]

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Swarm

  Driving into a car park, noticed a beekeeper in his wellys trying to get a swarm of bees into a wicker basket. Someone had noticed the bees resting on the ground and had called him out. He said that probably the Queen had just got tired.  He folded the hessian over the wicker pot, […]

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Buzzing

Buzzing Bee has mesmerizing eyes, small wings & made from polyester stripy fabric with a black fleece face.

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