We Will Save The Bees!

Hi! We're Jess and Jake and we both just really like bees, ya know?

[usgsbiml]

Collected by one “E.P. Reed” probably about 100 years ago in Central Chile this is from an orphaned collection of bees from the Smithsonian.  While in the process of returning we are taking a few pictures of some of the more interesting bees.  This is Caupolicana fulvicollis.  At least some, if not all, of these bees are crepsucular bees…out only at dawn or at dusk where they have a secret pollen handshake with the few plants that only open their blossoms in crepusculance (possibly not a real word, but sounds like it should be to me).  Note the large ocelli on this bee….a pretty good sign that it indeed is working in low light.  Picture by Anders Croft from our lab.

[usgsbiml]

Bombus terricola.  This bee’s cousin is the only endangered bee species in continental North America, B. affinis.   And. B. terricola has undergone enough population drops that it has become a candidate itself.  Fortunately, there are signs it is recovering and new records are showing up in localities at the edges of its range (a good sign).  So, while not out of the woods, it appears our little short faced friend may not wink out.  Want to help?  Create, restore, augment open meadow environments.  As generalists they will need to have bloom available from early spring to early fall.    

[clayismyart]

Legs weighed down in pollen

[foxthebeekeeper]

The BOYS are BACK

[shelovesplants]

Buzzzzy Buzzzzy 💖🐝💖🐝

[shadeykris]

Pride Bee stuff is in the store too. Bzz bzz.

https://www.redbubble.com/people/spiffy-keen/

[honeycandied]

sticky sweet

[usgsbiml]

Andrena macra.  

One of almost 100 species of Andrena that occur in the State of Maryland.  

Quick glance, another dark bee, but if you look close you will see the dense pitting on the top of the abdomen, the subtle white hair bands on the abdomen, and most importantly the clincher is the inner tibial spur is s-curved in sigmoidality, while other species have more or less straight ones…sadly this is not visible in this picture, but take a look at the lovely tongue architecture instead and ponder why your tongue does not look like that.  Or … is it a tongue?  Photo by Brooke Goggins.  

[bro-ana]

What to do if you find yourself homless- written by someone who has actually been homeless

Most important: Spend the money you have on a motel. Churches probably will not actually help and shelters can be dangerous or turn you away. At a motel you have free breakfast, access to running water, and a lockable place to sleep. Do not waste money on a gym membership like the popular version of this post says to do, YMCA memberships are like $40.

2. Contact family and friends. Now is not the time to worry about being a burden. Your survival and safety comes first and that is all that matters, anyone worth having in your life will agree.

3. Start a gofundme. Even if someone can’t offer you a place to stay, they might be willing to toss out $5 so you can eat today.

4. Libraries have free wifi. Apply to any and all jobs you can think of if you aren’t already working.

5. Any home is a good home. Even if it’s a dingy apartment in a bad neighborhood. If its cheap and you can afford it, snatch it up. 

6. Pancake mix and peanut butter are filling, cheap, and last a long time.

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[dotty-literati]

Visit Original Link

[kaasbolletje]

Save the bees 🐝

[bookwormmaddy]

Morgan Freeman Converted His 124-Acre Ranch Into A Giant Honeybee Sanctuary To Save The Bees

Morgan Freeman, the actor, film director and philanthropist has added a new title to his name: Beekeeper. The 81-year-old celebrity decided to convert his 124-acre Mississippi ranch into a bee sanctuary.

[yourlovelymonstrosity]

Saw this on Facebook. Reposting for the PSA.

[jimstares]

As I’m always a skeptic and had never heard of this, I had to look up more information. Very true, and here are excellent sources if you want to learn more - 1 and 2

[foxthebeekeeper]

To clarify, neonicotenoid capsules are typically around the size and shape of pollen particles and the bees can’t differentiate between pollen and the chemicals. The chemicals are also absorbed by the plant and can be found in the pollen/nectar as well. They then bring the pollen/chemical mix back to the hive and feed it to their young. This typically results in their death, or in less severe cases, deformities.

[boxrocketcomics]

watching bees do their bee stuff in the back yard

[raysoldblog]

@professional-bee-whore

[the-last-girl-scout]

food, not lawns

[lovecharms-deactivated20201212]

save the bees… and save the bats, save the wasps, save the moths. they are all pollinators, and they are all important to the earth, even if our human eyes don’t deem them as charming as hummingbirds. we have to protect them too!

[lovecharms-deactivated20201212]

the LITERAL point of this post was that even if we don’t particularly like certain pollinators, we shouldn’t condone their extinction. 

it’s heartbreaking that people are reblogging this with “i hate wasps, they can die!“ wrong! try again! it’s actually not about you, sorry.

[ooc-polygang-discord]