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The architecture of honeycombs

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29 July 2021, 11:21 PM
wtg
The architecture of honeycombs
Bees are pretty amazing.

https://arstechnica.com/scienc...cture-of-honeycombs/


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30 July 2021, 12:03 AM
BeeLady
YES! They are!! Big Grin


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30 July 2021, 12:02 PM
big al
That article made me wonder what the status of colony collapse disorder was these days. It was very much in the news a few years ago, but I hadn't seen anything recently.

That led me to this extensive Wikipedia article on the topic. I think it's fair to say that it's a complicated subject and while the decline has perhaps diminished, it's still a cause for concern.

Big Al


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30 July 2021, 12:53 PM
Nina
Data point of one--I'm seeing far more bees here than I've seen in several years. We plant a lot of summer flowers to attract hummingbirds, bees and butterflies and the bees have arrived!
30 July 2021, 01:10 PM
wtg
I've noticed the same, but this year I also intentionally planted bee-attracting flowers all over my yard. And though I've always been a homebody, with the virus everywhere I'm home even more and spending time in the yard.

I'm seeing all kind of butterflies I've never seen before, and I saw a hummingbird on two different occasions.

I'll take it!


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01 August 2021, 01:30 PM
wtg
I just saw the HUGEST bumblebee out in the yard. It was covered in yellow pollen from the hosta flowers it was visiting...I think I need to plant some hostas closer to my veggie garden....

Bee butt:



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02 August 2021, 11:49 AM
big al
I wonder if what you saw was a hummingbird moth? We spotted one last year frequenting some of our flowers. At first we thought it was a different kind of hummingbird until someone told us about the moths.

Big Al


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02 August 2021, 12:25 PM
AdagioM
quote:
Originally posted by wtg:
I just saw the HUGEST bumblebee out in the yard. It was covered in yellow pollen from the hosta flowers it was visiting...I think I need to plant some hostas closer to my veggie garden....

Bee butt:



This is a FABULOUS picture!


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02 August 2021, 12:40 PM
wtg
quote:
Originally posted by big al:
I wonder if what you saw was a hummingbird moth? We spotted one last year frequenting some of our flowers. At first we thought it was a different kind of hummingbird until someone told us about the moths.

Big Al


That's a very cool moth. I've never seen one before.

I tried to get photos of my bee friend, but it kept diving into flowers. But this is what it looked like:



The photo is from The Bee Journal

And another:



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