Early… You see when you’re bringing truth and beauty… No false delays. No redactions. No cover-ups. No deflections. No personal attacks. No victims to deny. No self-compromise for the leader… All those things that belong to ugliness, greed, guilt & shamelessness are absent in the bringing of truth.

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 261 # 260 contd. #bumblebees have been observed flying at sea fifty kilometres from the nearest land! I’ll just leave that there… #bees #science #nature #education #pollinators #biodiversity

Blackbird dejected. Even the birds seem fed up with the constant rain here… *Image courtesy Mrs The BeeGuy. #birds #blackbird #nature #NaturePhotography #rain #WorldBeeSanctuary #february

Mornin’ I’m gonna keep saying it until it gets in… Trees and Birds baby, #trees and #birds…. Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Common Chaffinch, Wren, Blackcap, Dunnock, Robin, Song Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wood-Pidgeon and Blackbird… All recorded in 2 minutes this morning here on #WorldBeeSanctuary.

Mornin’ I’m gonna keep saying it until it gets in… Trees and Birds baby, #trees and #birds…. Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Common Chaffinch, Wren, Blackcap, Dunnock, Robin, Song Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wood-Pidgeon and Blackbird… All recorded in 2 minutes this morning here on #WorldBeeSanctuary.

Late…but always worth the wait! Apologies for any inconvenience caused by the delayed posting of this fact. Actually that reminds me: Remember when people used to apologise to one another when they were wrong? Rather than doubling down or getting all aggressive. Yeah…wow…that was actually a thing…

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 260 # 259 contd. Observation suggests that when migrating #bumblebee queens arrive at large bodies of #water they often follow the shore line but are equally likely to fly across the water/sea to continue their journey! #bees

Trees and Birds. They go together like Ra-ma la-ma la-ma ka dinga-kading a dong… This is a quiet #February morning here on #WorldBeeSanctuary. Robin Wren Song Thrush Magpie Blackbird Wood-Pigeon Blackcap …all at it full tilt here. As it should be. #birds #trees #nature #worldbeesanctuary

Bee Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep. Dreams find a way… #bee #goodnight #dream

Image courtesy of Mrs The Bee Guy by the way. Captured here on World Bee Sanctuary. #birds #siskin #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Siskin, soaked, contemplates the rain… Just won’t stop raining here folks. Just won’t stop raining. Would dampen the driest soul. Even the #birds seem to be pondering the persistent precipitation… Yep…pondering the persistent precipitation. Now there’s a book title for you… #nature #writing #rain

3.05pm…around here at least! I’ll take that. Yes. That’ll do pig, that’ll do… What was I going to tell you? Oh yes… Bumblebee is grooming. Not twerking. Not scratching an itch. Or itching a scratch. Not in trouble. Just grooming. Taking a moment to tidy herself up. You see #bees take moments too.

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 259 Bird migration observation sites in Europe have documented #bumblebee queen ‘mass-migration events’ (usually in Springtime) indicating that bumblebees are able to migrate over larger distances than previously thought. #bees #nature #science

Late? Yes. Why? I’d like to invoke the Fifth… Why are you invoking the Fifth? Because I was late of course. But okay…I’ll cut a deal…you treat me like I was early even though I was late I tell you everyone you want to pretend is innocent is innocent and we all have a laugh about it…Deal? #justice

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 258 # 257 contd. Depending on species, male #bumblebees have specific height preferences at which they patrol spreading their queen attracting scent. Some work their magic in the tree tops. Others are more down to earth. #bees #nature #wildlife

Here’s a #MondayMorningMinute with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary. Take a moment. #pause Go do some #good. Have the best week you can. If you’re not having a good week - tell someone. And if someone tells you - Listen. Really #listen. #mentalhealth #wellbeing #winter #woodpecker #birds

NEED TO KNOW: 40% of #bees and #pollinator species endangered worldwide 25% of bee species no longer showing up on field records across the planet 76% decrease by mass in flying #insects in Germany ON NATURE RESERVES over a 26 year period Bee populations decreasing by 5% each year Caused by us!

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 267. In late summer males of most species of #bumblebees try to attract new queens to mate by flying a circuit of up to a couple of hundred metres in length each morning depositing a pheromone on surfaces as a scent mark. #bees #nature #education

‘My people don't care for shows My people don't care for clothes My people just care for #bees My people don't care for cars and races My people don't care for high-tone places….’ #people #nature #WorldBeeSanctuary

Bee Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep. ‘You got to have a dream If you don't have a dream How you gonna have a dream come true?’ #bee #goodnight #dream

There are places yet… Where #bees and #nature thrive. Where all creatures are protected. Safe. Where all life is valued. All life. Where #birds sing loud in #trees that will never be felled. Where the #soil is not poisoned and the #water flows clean. Where #truth matters. Where truth is safe. 1/n

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 256 Under research conditions (in a flight room) it was found that male #bumblebees flew up to 17 kilometres in a single day patrolling for prospective mates and foraging for nectar on #flowers. #bees #nature #WorldBeeSanctuary #wildlife #insects

It’s #Friday folks! Have the best #weekend you can! You know the drill: Be #kind Be #gentle Be #true Be like #bees And be aware, supportive and appreciative of those on the front-lines in the battles against fascism, depravity, authoritarian regimes, unbridled greed and unchecked power.

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 255 When male #bumblebees leave home they never look back! They travel far from the nest - up to six miles - in order to avoid inbreeding when mating. (A practice some people around these parts should take note of😂). #bees #nature #science #friday

One second bee. Bees to go… 😊🐝 Good afternoon this side of the Atlantic. Good morning the other side. And good whatever it is wherever else you might be… #onesecondbee #onesecondknapweed #onesecondnature #beequick #bees #nature #science #fun #worldbeesanctuary

Bee ‘So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night I hate to go and leave this pretty sight…’ Dreams are but whispers from the soul only heard in the tranquility of sleep. #bee #goodnight #dream

Early today…just to keep you on your toes.😊 Landscape version of the #bumblebee foraging on cornflowers video here. They ask me why I do both landscape and portrait versions. I ask myself that too. Then I get confused about who asked it. Then thinking about that I forget what the question was. 1/n

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 254 Male #bumblebees can’t #sting - even if they wanted to! They don’t have a stinger. All females (queens and workers) develop a stinger but the equivalent part of the body in males develops into the genital capsule. Ouch! #bees #nature #education

One second bee. Don’t blink or you’ll mi… Never mind. Next time…😊🐝 Mornin’ folks. #onesecondbee #onesecondknapweed #onesecondnature #beequick #bees #nature #science #fun #worldbeesanctuary

Late? Indubitably! Had this fact ready to go for 3pm. Left it down outside for a moment. Turned my back briefly and it was gone. Found it just now - it was hiding from ICE as it had heard they don’t much like facts. 😔🙄 Here’s your landscape version. Take care folks. #bees #facts

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 253 Keeping with the male bumblebee theme: Male #bumblebees do not forage for #pollen and #nectar for the colony but rather forage exclusively for nectar for themselves to maintain energy for mating flights and mating! #bees

Bee ‘Outside another yellow moon Has punched a hole in the nighttime, yes…’ ‘Night y’all. Would that dreams drift gentle upon your rest like snowflakes pure in the wintry still dark… #bee #goodnight #dream

The Bee At 3… 24 chances to be right somewhere on the planet if I could just post on the hour… but no…that would be predictable and sensible…and what do we not do around here? Fascists! We don’t do fascists. You were presuming predictable and sensible weren’t you? Weren’t you?😂🐝 Landscape Bee:

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 252 Male #bumblebees tend to have a sweet tooth preferring to feed on nectar with high concentrations of sugar. #bees #nature #science #education #WorldBeeSanctuary

Mornin’. More snowdrops? Sure why not. They’re only here for a moment. Like us. We should appreciate them right now. Like life. A little bit of pure. Go easy folks. On yourselves. On others. On the planet. #nature #snowdrops #flowers #life #worldbeesanctuary

Bee ‘Closing time, you don't have to go home But you can't stay here…’ Goodnight folks. Dream wild dreams never to be tamed… #bee #goodnight #dream

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 251 Thistles are a vital #nectar source for male #bumblebees specifically (also for many other #pollinators!). Their current status should be revisited in both a rural and urban context. #thistles do good! Leave them grow. #bees #nature #science

Here’s a #MondayMorningMinute with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary. Take a moment. #pause Go do some #good. Have the best week you can. If you’re not having a good week - tell someone. And if someone tells you - Listen. Really #listen. #mentalhealth #wellbeing #february #monday #snowdrops

Bees Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep. Dream for those who’ve forgotten how to. #bees #goodnight #dream

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 250 Bumblebees love #thistles (as do many #insects and #birds). Forget boyband bedding plants (so 90’s,pretty but ultimately useless) and have these kickass #punks of the #wildflower world in your patch. Sunflower family. #bees #nature

Standing in the kitchen this morning preparing food. My 11 year old daughter at the table busy at some new project. She’s distractedly singing to herself as she works: ‘And if a double decker bus crashes into us, to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die…’ straight into ‘so kiss… 1/n

Bee ‘and goodnight to the street sweepers the night watchman flame keepers and goodnight Matilda, too…’ Dream the distraction machine failed, the show was over, the curtain raised, the actors revealed and the audience took the stage… #bee #goodnight #dream

Sometimes if feels naive to be posting about bees amongst the rancid, the depraved, the violence, the lies, the evil, the soulless, the demise of humanity…but maybe we represent for the decent, the innocent, the underdogs, the gentle…or maybe we’re just naive…yeah just naive…

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 249 In 2013 and 2014 observations confirmed that 2 species of bumblebee - Red Tailed and Buff-Tailed - had expanded their range to within the Arctic Circle. Researchers suggest global warming as the likely influencing factor. #bees #nature #science

And we’re back… Took a break to go walkabout and get some perspective… but mostly just got rained on…so mostly just figured out that the rain’s different here now…yeah things are changing and it doesn’t feel good, things, good things…good things we took for granted…things we never should Anyhow…

It’s #Friday folks. Have the best #weekend you can. You know the drill: Be #kind Be #gentle Be #true Be like #bees And look after yourselves. And look after your neighbours. And don’t doubt your eyes. And don’t doubt your ears. And remember to remember it is what it is…

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 248 # 246 contd. Researchers observed that back in the nest #bees could vomit ‘low strength’ nectar quickly (a few seconds) and then return to foraging but for very thick nectar they sometimes strained for up to a minute to vomit. #nature #science

Bee Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep. ‘What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing And what do we think we might see? Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection The lovers, the dreamers and me…’ #bee #goodnight #dream

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 247 This is a video of a #bumblebee. You can see that it’s a bumblebee. You see it. You know it’s a bumblebee. It’s a bumblebee. Now… If you were unlucky enough to live in a country where your president is a fucking rapist and… 1/n #bees #fascists

It’s #Friday folks! Have the best #weekend you can. You know the drill: Be #kind Be #gentle Be #true Be like #bees And…oh yeah… Bored of Peace? Come on people. Come on. When we gonna call time on this vacant dangerous wanker? Life’s too short.