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https://worldbeesanctuary.org Founder of World Bee Sanctuary the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland. - the first native wild bee sanctuary on the planet The only certified vegan organic land in Ireland. Disruptive. Lovable. Unfiltered. 🐝🌍

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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · Sep 27

Hello?
Hello?
Is there anyone there?
Hello?
Oh there you are…
Nice to meet you…

Who am I?
That’s a very good question.
I’m glad you asked it.

Who am I?
Where to start?
Let’s start at the very beginning.
A very good place to start…

I’m The Bee Guy.

Black and white image of me, The Bee Guy, seated facing the camera leaning on a table, eyes down, head leaning against my left hand. A field, trees and hill visible behind beyond the open doors of the growing tunnel I’m in.

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 7h

Bee

‘Closing time, you don't have to go home
But you can't stay here…’

Dreams not regimes, baby.
Dreams not regimes…

#bee #goodnight #dream

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 18h

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 186

Nectar guides on #flowers don’t lessen the time spent ‘on flower’ by #bees locating #nectar compared to ‘unpatterned’ flowers, but rather improve foraging efficiency by improving landing position and guiding bees to take-off!
#nature
#science
🐝🌍

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 1d

Bee

Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep.

Dream fast before your military is deployed there too…

#bee #goodnight #dream

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 1d

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 185

Results of a recent study indicate that the ‘nectar guides’ on #flowers actually reduce the time a #bumblebee takes to forage a flower - from flight approach through nectar location to final take-off - by up to 30%!
#bees
#nature
#science
#wild

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 2d

Bee

‘And goodnight to the street sweepers
The night watchman flame keepers
And goodnight Mathilda too…’

Dream brave dreams.

#bee #goodnight #dream

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 2d

13.03…
Didn’t see that one coming did you?
You need to be on your toes folks…
Else they’ll take #bees, #nature, your rights, your possibility, your #dreams, your #essence…
You are but a mark to them. A commodity.
An opportunity to wallow ever deeper in their murky power and avarice.
Too much?
Nah…

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 2d

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 184

Bumblebees expend much energy searching for #nectar so efficiency is vital.
Nectar guides - colourful patterns on the petals of #flowers - help #bumblebees to forage for nectar more efficiently.
#bees
#nature
#science
#insects
#worldbeesanctuary

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 2d

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 184

Bumblebees expend much energy searching for #nectar so efficiency is vital.
Nectar guides - colourful patterns on the petals of #flowers - help #bumblebees to forage for nectar more efficiently.
#bees
#nature
#science
#insects
#worldbeesanctuary

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 2d

Starling, thrush, chaffinch, wren, robin and jay. Clear blue sky. A slowly failing ash tree. The incessant background hum of the fossil fuel fantasy. What it is here right now.
#worldbeesanctuary
#nature #planet #Monday
🐝🌍🌳🪶

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s a
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on World Bee Sanctuary.
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
#autumn
#health
#environment

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s a
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on World Bee Sanctuary.
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
#autumn
#health
#environment

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 12d

Bee

‘Closing time,
you don't have to go home
But you can't stay here…’

Dream truth was the prize not power.

#bee #goodnight #dream

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 12d

It’s #Friday folks!

Have the best #weekend you can.

You know the drill:
Be #kind
Be #gentle
Be #true
Be like #bees

And remember…for you to exist right now all of your direct ancestors for millions of years have survived long enough to procreate. How amazing is that and are you!

Go easy folks!

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 12d

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 183

Cucurbit pollen has physical, chemical and nutritional ‘defences’ that cause it to be harmful to #bumblebees. Consumption by bumblebees increases mortality rate, lowers reproduction and increases stress levels/responses.
#bees
#nature
#science
🐝🌍

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 12d

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 183

Cucurbit pollen has physical, chemical and nutritional ‘defences’ that cause it to be harmful to #bumblebees. Consumption by bumblebees increases mortality rate, lowers reproduction and increases stress levels/responses.
#bees
#nature
#science
🐝🌍

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 13d

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 182

Pumpkin and squash pollen can be harmful to #bumblebees!
Bumblebees attracted to pumpkin and squash flowers for their #nectar do accidentally get #pollen on their bodies which they will attempt to groom off in the field.
#bees
#nature
#food
🐝🌍

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 14d

Bee

Goodnight John Boy.

Dreams walk a tightrope across the abyss of mundanity.

#bee #goodnight #dream

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 14d

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 181

Bumblebees tend to start struggling to fly when the ambient temperature rises above 100°F (38°C).

#bees
#climate
#nature
#environment
🐝🌍

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 15d

I’ll be talking #bees,#billionaires, #advocacy, #solutions and #resistance on the Future of Food stage at the Climate Carnival next Tuesday 30th.
Drop by if you’re near.
Don’t if you’re squeamish about #truth and #nature.
Tickets still available.
#ClimateCarnival
climatecocktailclub.org

Black, green and pink patterned poster for Climate Carnival Event. Head and shoulders image of The Bee Guy in a hoodie looking at the camera. Black and white save for a dandelion held in his mouth which is coloured yellow.
Wording:
‘How many environmentalists does it take to change a lightbulb?
I'll tell you here if you come along:
Ballintubbert House, Laois, Ireland Join me - tickets online now
The Bee Guy’

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 15d

Late?
Of course…but I bring proof that the colour orange can yet be associated with good and beautiful rather than the ugliness of dangerous conceited vacant old men kings.
#marigolds
#bees
#takebackorange

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 15d

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 180

A study of 4 species of #bumblebees indicated that they foraged within 800 metres of their nest and this foraging range decreased with more availability of food sources and with less fragmentation of land.
#bees
#nature
#environment
#science
🐝🌍

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 15d

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 180

A study of 4 species of #bumblebees indicated that they foraged within 800 metres of their nest and this foraging range decreased with more availability of food sources and with less fragmentation of land.
#bees
#nature
#environment
#science
🐝🌍

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 16d

Bee

Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep.

Dream beyond their malevolent manufactured martyrs.

#bee #goodnight #dream

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 16d

It’s been a while.
Took a little time to ponder.
The pondering was good.
So I took a little more time to do a little more pondering…
This world sure could do with some pondering at the moment…
And now I’m pondering that nobody enquired about my sudden disappearance from this…it’s harsh here. Broken.

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 16d

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 179

Bumblebees are aware of the size of their bodies relative to the environment around them.
They know how big they are and can judge where they’ll fit!
Knowing one’s body dimensions is a core aspect of self-awareness.
#bees
#nature
#environment

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 16d

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 179

Bumblebees are aware of the size of their bodies relative to the environment around them.
They know how big they are and can judge where they’ll fit!
Knowing one’s body dimensions is a core aspect of self-awareness.
#bees
#nature
#environment

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 16d

Here’s a
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on World Bee Sanctuary.
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
#autumn
#health
#environment

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · Aug 26

I know.
I know.
It’s Tuesday.
Still a Monday morning minute though.
Take it.
#nature
#health

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · Aug 26

Here’s a
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on World Bee Sanctuary.
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
#summer
#ponds
#nature

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · Aug 26

Here’s a
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on World Bee Sanctuary.
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
#summer
#ponds
#nature

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · Aug 22

Mornin’.

Twenty eight years married today. No presents. No cards. No need. Just snuck off early to a relatively nearby beach which we had all to ourselves and we watched the sun rise and listened to the reassuring constancy of the sea.
That’ll do.
That’ll do.
#sunrise
#morning
#wexford
#ireland