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- 1Bumblebees filmed landing on sideways-sliding flower model●🐝 NEW: # Bumblebees returning to a hive were filmed landing on a # flower model sliding sideways twice a second. Three h
Researchers filmed bumblebees landing on an artificial flower that slid sideways twice a second, capturing 48 landings with three high-speed cameras and reconstructing them in 3D. The bees banked to match the platform's motion, lagging slightly behind it, offering new insight into how bees control mid-air landings, with possible applications for flying robots.
- 2Bumblebee development takes 20 to 35 days, expert explains●# theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 48. Development from egg to adult bumblebee can take anywhere from 20 to 3
An Irish-based bee expert shared a daily fact noting that bumblebees take anywhere from 20 to 35 days to develop from egg to adult, depending on species and conditions. Half of that time is spent as a feeding larva and half as a pupa inside a cocoon. The fact is part of a regular daily series sharing basic bee knowledge, drawing attention to pollinators and biodiversity.
- 3Spring's first bumblebee workers are often unusually small●# theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 47. The first brood of female worker bumblebees produced in spring are oft
A bee educator's daily fact series notes that the first brood of female worker bumblebees produced in spring often emerges small, because developing larvae depend entirely on the queen for food. Later broods grow larger since a workforce of established workers helps nurse them, a detail resonating with nature and pollinator enthusiasts as spring colonies get going.
- 4Photographer shares bumblebee shot as cherry blossom season fades●Rear-markable 🍑 for # Bienstag Anyone else miss cherry blossom season? 🌸 (Haven't finished the Giant Resin Bee in time s
An amateur wildlife photographer shared a close-up photo of a bumblebee among cherry blossoms, noting the bloom season has passed and apologising for not finishing a planned shot of a giant resin bee in time. Nature lovers online are reminiscing about cherry blossom season and trading spring photography as the petals disappear.
- 5Bumblebees and butterflies in a September garden●Dum de dum de dum… Hum buzz hum buzz hum buzz hum… Arrgh… Ahhhhhhh… Hum buzz hum… Och i the noo, och i the noo… Or so it
A writer in Ireland has posted a playful, onomatopoeic sketch of a thistle patch alive with bumblebees and butterflies, ending with a jolt of surprise and a mock Scottish aside. The piece is tagged with nature and World Bee Sanctuary hashtags, capturing the late-summer hum of pollinators that readers are enjoying for its light, affectionate tone.