The Bee Blogger

What's all the buzz about? Hi, I'm Sam, the Bee Blogger! Get to know the importance of our little pollinators and maybe I'll spark some interest in what I've come to love over the past few years- saving the bees.

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Bee appreciation post: 2 

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Bumblebee enjoying their sunflower 🌻

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it’s National Honey Bee Day! let the “weeds” (ie. clovers & dandelions) grow! plant some pollinator-friendly plants in your garden! consider turning your lawn into a bee-sanctuary with plants that are native to your area! forgo a grass lawn! give a bee a high five!

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happbee bee day :)

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floretflower on ig

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I Enjoy Photographing Bees Mid Take-Off Because It Looks Like They’re Putting Their Hands In The Air Due To The Excitement Of Finding Pollen: an autobiography

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Click here to support Leo's Surgery organized by Skylar Schlueter

never thought i would ever have to make one of these things, but here i am. even if you know nothing about me, i'd really appreciate it if you could take 5 minutes out of your day to read this all the way through. thank you so much. My name is Skylar Schlueter. When I was 13 years old, (after mo...

Hello friends! I know this isn’t bee related, but still has to do with an animal friend. A pal of mine named Skylar needs help supporting the costs of her bunny’s life. If you could please consider reading her story and donating whatever you can, that would be well appreciated!

Thank you! <3

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The importance of bees and other pollinators for food and agriculture

Check out this super cute document written by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations about the importance of bees!

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Important!!

Have you ever seen a bee walking on the ground, looking like they’re incapable of flight? You may think they’ve been hurt, or something is wrong with their wings. Although, most of the time, that is not the case!

If you ever happen to see a bee on the ground, its energy may be low. There is a way for YOU to save the bee’s life, and have it happily buzz off to continue with it’s job!

Simply take a small spoon. Add water and sugar on the spoon, then head for the bee! Place the spoon close to or underneath the bee carefully. Once your little pollinator is interested, it should take a few sips and fly away! 

If you happen to have a flower bed, feel free to place a little tray of this water that would be easily accessible to the bees. This could give them a small snack as they’re doing their work. Just make sure it’s not too full, for they could drown.

Let’s save the world, one buzz at a time! 😌🐝

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Some bee facts...

On the Earth, there are almost 20,000 species of bees, and only 2.5% of them live in colonies or are social.

The Queen lays about 600 to 700 eggs every single day and can live up to 5 years, while the normal bee only lives for a few weeks.

Instead of ears for sound, bees can sense vibrations through their hairs.

The first bees to ever have been recorded over 26,000,000 years ago were leafcutter bees.

Male drones will have larger cells than female workers in the honeybee hive.

Bees maintain the temperature of the hive through water and fluttering their wings!

The colour and flavour of honey is dependent on where the nectar came from, and different factors that change this is the climate and type of flower.

Bumblebees produce honey too! Just a very small amount that they use to feed themselves and their young.

Happy Tuesday! Here are some bee facts I wanted to share. There happened to be a book on insects in my school library the other day, and there were lots of cool facts that I stumbled upon! More to come soon :)

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bee joke of the day

me: hey what did the california sushi roll say to the bee

person: what

me: WASA-BEE!!!!!

person:

me: also it wanted to say thanks for pollinating some of its components. without avocado and cucumber would it honestly *bee* that good? probably not.

person: wh-

me: save the bees

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What actions can I take to help save the bees as a high school student?

Great question! Funny you ask because I’m a high school student as well. I’ve often felt like it’s impossible to make a big change at a young age - but after discovering the impact of this platform, my perception has definitely changed!

Here are some ideas:

Encourage your neighbourhood to move away from using pesticides on crops, lawns, etc

Buy local! From markets, independent grocers, etc. Especially for honey

Use social media to make an impact! Share posts you see about bees on your stories, etc and help inspire those around you

Host an event that helps plant seeds at your high school, like I did

Sign a petition

… or make your own

Set up a bee house, bee water station, or save a bee you see!

Adopt a hive - often, beekeepers will take care of it for you, you can support the hive either financially or through moral support (and visiting the hive!)

Help show the difference between a wasp and a bee!

These are just a few! Thanks for the question! All the best on your endeavours!

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Seed Scatter!

Today I ran an event called the “Seed Scatter” at my school, which I’d been planning for a few months. Students were able to purchase tickets for 50 cents to come help leave their eco-footprint on the school by scattering thousands of cosmos seeds!

For those of you who may not know, cosmos are beautiful perennial flowers that are pollinator friendly! Once they bloom in August, there will be plenty of bees. Not only were students able to help “beautify” the school today, they were also able to help our hard-working pollinators. 

I encourage everyone here to spread some flower seeds in their community. You’re saving the planet one seed at a time :)