Bumblebees surprise scientists by showing a sense of rhythm Recognising rhythmic patterns was thought to require a big brain, but a series of experiments has shown that buff-tailed bumblebees have this ability, too

Recognizing rhythmic patterns was thought to require a big brain, but a series of experiments has shown that buff-tailed bumblebees have this ability, too. www.newscientist.com/article/2522... #Entomology #Melittology #biology #science #SciChat

Bumblebees Can Do What?! Incredible Discoveries Nobody Expected. Via @whatdamath #Entomology #Melittology 🐝 #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬

Did you know a single worker honey bee produces only 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime? Unbelievable!
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Can we use bees as a model of intelligent alien life to develop interstellar communication? Humans and bees can both work with mathematics. Could aliens do the same?

Can we use #Bees 🐝 as a model of intelligent alien life to develop interstellar communication? Via @spacedotcom #Melittology #Bee #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #SETI 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️

Can we use bees as a model of intelligent alien life to develop interstellar communication? Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does intelligent life look like? And how would aliens communicate?

Can we use bees as a model of intelligent alien life to develop interstellar communication? Via @sciencex.physorg #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #SETI 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️ #Melittology 🐝

Worker honey bees can sense infections in their queen, leading to revolt When the results of Canada's national honey bee colony loss survey were published in July 2025, they came as no surprise. According to the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists, an…

Worker honey bees can sense infections in their queen, leading to revolt. Via @sciencex.physorg #Entomology #Melittology 🐝

#Kidlit #bookreview ARE BEES NATURE'S TINY HEROES? is at YABC!
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Scientists Have Trained Bumblebees to Understand a Form of Morse Code In the latest test of the tiny workings of bumblebee minds, scientists have taught the fuzzy insects to tell the difference between patterns of light – a kind of simplified Morse code – to find a…

Scientists Have Trained Bumblebees to Understand a Form of Morse Code. Via @sciencealert #Entomology #Melittology 🐝

I am a word freak. Check out these yummy words. "Lapland Bumble Bee"... The tongue trips and the lips bounce when it is spoken. Try the Latin name out. "Bombus lapponicus". So 🥰.

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It's Official: Wild Honeybees 'Endangered' in Europe For First Time, Scientists Warn You might think honeybees are thriving – after all, the honey industry is growing and its bees are well looked after by beekeepers.

It's Official: Wild Honeybees 'Endangered' in Europe For First Time, Scientists Warn. Via @sciencealert #Melittology 🐝 #Conservation #WildLife #Zoology #Nature

A bee with thick antennae, smoky wings, and black and white appressed hairs on it’s abdomen nectars on a cluster of yellow florets.

Brachymelecta californica, a very cool bee seen at the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge. #melittology

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Scientists make 'superfood' that could save honeybees We rely on honeybees to pollinate our crops and a new food could protect them from growing threats.

Scientists make 'superfood' that could save honeybees. Via @bbc #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬 #entomology #melittology

Eva Crane on Nuclear Physics, Bee Science, and Why Traditional Knowledge Matters: The Forgotten Pioneer Who Predicted Today’s Pollinator Crisis Nuclear physicist Eva Crane transformed into the world’s leading bee expert after receiving a wedding gift hive in 1942. Applying rigorous scientific methodology to beekeeping, she founded th…

Eva Crane on Nuclear Physics, Bee Science, and Why Traditional Knowledge Matters: The Forgotten Pioneer Who Predicted Today's Pollinator Crisis
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ANTIENT BEE MASTERS FAREWELL 1796 John Keys MANAGEMENT HIVES HONEY SWARM DRONE

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ANTIENT BEE MASTERS FAREWELL 1796 John Keys MANAGEMENT HIVES HONEY SWARM DRONE

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‘Could become a death spiral’: scientists discover what’s driving record die-offs of US honeybees Experts scrambling to understand losses in hives across the country are finally identifying the culprits. And the damage to farmed bees is a sign of trouble for wild bees too

‘Could become a death spiral’: scientists discover what’s driving record die-offs of US honeybees. Via @guardian #Entomology #Melittology

Bee bouncers!

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A little worker bee ‘Cleared for landing’ 😁 at Freshwater East in Pembrokeshire. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Looks like a common pastime in my garden. Here's another #bee (or the same) in a bonsai at the other end of the garden.

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Some more busy workers hard at it, Bees are definitely happy little souls 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Another busy little worker Bee seen at Tredegar House in Newport, Wales. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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A little worker bee hard at it, Here in Pembrokeshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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#melittology #apiology #photo
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Green bee with white and black stripes on prairie coreopsis of brilliant red. So much pollen!

What is this green bee? #bees #entomology #melittology #nature #eastcoastkin #bluesky #bugs

Seeds are sowed! Sprouts are sprouting!

Also, are there any bee experts available? Is that honey next to this bumblebee? What am I looking at?

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2) “…specimens under the microscope, learning about basic anatomy, and different bee families.
Participants will also have the option to join the Master #Melittology students on a “Bee Quest” on May 11th! We will look at specimens in the field and how they interact with their…

Carpenter bee mid-flight on it’s way to some tropical sage.

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