breadandcircuses, to random

If you had a choice of worlds…

ThornPuck, to art

Impressions of a bee. (Native Australian Bees)

I think I want to stylize these further? I think. I'm still considering. I got the watercolour vibe I was after. But I think I was hyper vigilant about making the anatomy of each bee stand out that I kind of lost a lot of the initial shapes I had.

coprolite9000, to random

Getting round to posting some of the zillions of bug photos I've taken (h/t to @BjornIdle and @loren for the prompting!)

on a (sweet pea?) flower - July 2020.

TheEuropeanNetwork, to random

Pesticides: European experts propose ways to better assess risks for bees

A slow race is coming to an end. Nearly 30 years after the first reports of honeybee colony collapse, following the arrival of neonicotinoids in the fields, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has just adopted a new guidance document designed to improve the risk assessment of agricultural pesticides on honeybees, solitary bees and bumblebees.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2023/05/14/pesticides-european-experts-propose-ways-to-better-assess-risks-for-bees_6026641_114.html

mkwadee, to random
@mkwadee@mastodon.org.uk avatar

Switching to a , in this you can see the on the ' and their in exquisite detail.

Bee on cotoneaster flowers.

mkwadee, to random
@mkwadee@mastodon.org.uk avatar

There are many buzzing around the at present. They’re taking advantage of today’s dry and

DoomsdaysCW, to random
@DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social avatar

We have a paradise in our back yard. Unfortunately, the and (who are nesting in the leaves underneath) had fled the scene by the time I got my camera, but other pollinators were buzzing around. In addition to the and , we also have a blooming crab tree nearby, and some 100-year old (that smell amazing), which have just started blooming.

Light purple lilac flowers (which smell amazing), just starting to bloom.
A backyard covered with purple pachysandra flowers and yellow dandelions, with bees gathering pollen.

axwax, to random

For this here's a few people talking about / / / / / / (not necessarily all at once, or exclusively) whose content I enjoy:

@8bitpal
@compost
@controlfreak
@feinschmeckergarten
@MyWildlifeAllotment
@natureworks
@opensourcegardens
@opensourceseeds
@pawsforthought
@ScotHomestead
@sibylle
@thebeeguy

RiversideBryan, to Florida
@RiversideBryan@pixelfed.social avatar

Eastern Prickly Pear + Bee
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TheWeeOwl, to random

My picks of the month for May are these two little oil pastel pieces, both are on A5 toned pastel paper.
I am fond of them both, but it's time they found new homes.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWeeOwlStudio

Original oil pastel painting - Sunflower field A sunflower field with trees in the background and a blue sky. Materials: pastel paper, oil pastel Width: 15 centimetres Height: 21 centimetres

Tattooed_mummy, to random
@Tattooed_mummy@wandering.shop avatar

Swarm of bees delays a Delta flight by three hours

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/bees-delay-delta-flight/index.html

natureworks, to random
@natureworks@mas.to avatar

My fellow forest gardener Chris captured these photos of in a bee hotel a couple of weeks ago. It was a cold day and they huddled together!

Group of bees together in a bee hotel

AnnonBudgie, to random
@AnnonBudgie@theblower.au avatar

Tonight at the Best №1 bay-bee blue hotel, there are 2 sticks occupied and about 9 blue banded in residence
2 + 7

🐝 🐝
​

Seven blue banded bees checked into the hotel. The little bee at the top of the twig is a female.

wctracy, to random
@wctracy@wandering.shop avatar

Checked the bees today and got a great picture of the queen!

Hesperalis, to random

Wildlife area of the plot looking suitably wild, lots of queen bumblebees foraging.



madrobin, to photography

If you’re in the PDX or SW Wash areas, make the time to visit the Camassia Nature Preserve. It’s a tiny hidden gem in West Linn (park at the high school in off hours).

For a few weeks a year, this beautifully restored area bursts with native blooms. Pics taken 5/7/23

A bumblebee collects nectar from a blue camas flower with puffy pink flowers behind
An orange butt bumblebee collects food from a blue camas
A field of yellow buttercups with a sprinkling of blue and pink flowers and mossy rocks

JeniParsons, to random
@JeniParsons@mstdn.social avatar

Bee swarm caught and boxed and wrapped to go to a hive in my apiary. Fingers crossed they are still there tomorrow. Just given them a syrup feed in their new hive.

JeniParsons, to random
@JeniParsons@mstdn.social avatar

Avoiding the royal nonsense and trying to catch a queen and her cohort 😊

ianrosewrites, to random

Did you know we froze and stockpiled honeybee sperm? I didn't.

Meaning no shade at all to this study, its authors, or anyone doing this work - they didn't create the situation we're in. But our dependence on one species, Apis mellifera, to pollinate so much of our food crops is a huge food security risk. Diverse native pollinator communities can be much more resilient, if we just let them.

https://sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/rtuect-2023-0014

scotfot, to random
@scotfot@mastodon.scot avatar

Mining bee

petrinabinney, to random

❤️🐝

TheWeeOwl, to random

My picks of the month for May, two of my oil pastel artworks both A5 size, both pieces I am fond of that are looking for homes.
You will find both of these original artworks in my Etsy shop☺️👇
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWeeOwlStudio

Original oil pastel painting - Sunflower field A landscape artwork of a sunflower field with trees in the distance and a blue sky. The work is in portrait format, A5 size. Materials: pastel paper, oil pastel Width: 15 centimetres Height: 21 centimetres

DebOppermann, to photography

Spring is the time for the wonderful, pink Sargents Cherry blossoms and with that you get the fuzzy wanting the pollen or nectar. This one was having a great time buzzing from one blossom to another.
See it here
https://www.redbubble.com/people/debop1/works/144955667-bumble-on-the-blossom?asc=u

kristinHenry, to art
@kristinHenry@vis.social avatar

It's Monday, so I'm starting new posts for my daily drawings.

Today, I'm playing with a bit of color gradient, starting in the center of these branches. It's very subtle, though.

Here's an in-progress photo

https://ko-fi.com/Post/InkyDays-050123-E1E6KWR0O
https://www.patreon.com/posts/82364215

kristinHenry,
@kristinHenry@vis.social avatar

Experimenting with drawing bees today. I don't want them to be too realistic, but also not too abstract. Still haven't gotten the wings right. It's work in progress.

kristinHenry,
@kristinHenry@vis.social avatar

Experimenting again with an abstract bee motif today.

These are a work-in-progress, intentionally abstract, and not illustrations.

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