#Honeybees

[pnwnativeplants]

Though there can be many negative impacts of honeybees on the landscape in North America: honeybees are not going anywhere and beekeepers are some of the most powerful allies in the fight against insecticides and herbicides. Right now we NEED honeybees to pollinate our crops. Eventually we should move towards requiring native hedgerows to reduce our reliance on honeybee shipments...not only will this be cheaper for farmers in the future, it will help reduce the amount of insect diseases that are spread by honeybees. (As the bees are shipped all over the continent) However, honey is always going to be something people want. The important thing for beekeepers to keep in mind, is making sure there are not too many hives per square mile! A single hive is 15,000-50,000 additional mouths to feed in an area that may already have limited pollen resources for native bees. (Who are often solitary) Responsible bee keepers can improve the impact their hives have by learning how many hives are in an area, planting abundant native flower resources on whatever land they manage, and taking feral hives out of the ecosystem rather than propagate new hives from scratch, or buying queens from retailers. People who keep honeybees are not bad people for loving honeybees! Honeybees are fascinating animals and often act as ambassadors to the beauty of the insect world. There are many ways we can and do work together to mitigate harm on all insects!

[ash-elizabeth-art]

Bees having tea, 2023

[yipityapity]

HER GIRLFRIEND IS HIS NEMISIS THEY ARE STARCROSSED LOOK AT THEM

[dorywhynot]

"Saints of No God"

Watercolor on cold press, 2024. For REVIVAL, a group show by @wowxwow

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[arthistoryanimalia]

For #WorldHoneyBeeDay 🐝 here are two golden illuminations from a pair of famous early 13th c. English bestiaries:

Aberdeen Bestiary, Univ. Lib. MS 24 f.63r Aberdeen University Library

Ashmole Bestiary, MS Ashmole 1511 f.75v Bodleian Libraries

[portraitsofsaints]

Saint Abigail

5th-6th C.

Feast Day: February 11

Patronage: honeybees, beekeepers health, and fertility

Saint Abigail was a Medieval Irish saint, also known as Gobnait (Irish for Abigail which means brings joy) or Deborah (meaning honeybee). She had a special relationship with bees and would care for the sick with honey and natural medicines. She is also credited with saving Ballyvourney from the plague. Abigail ministered to the people until her “soul left her body” which in Irish legend is represented by a flying bee.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase. (website)

[redmaple-goblin]

Gertie. i know what you are.

[kedreeva]

Working a yard sale today again and found a honeybee in distress in the bottom of a bin. I offered a hand to climb out and gave her a little sugar water and let her sit for a bit before sending her off.

[foxthebeekeeper]

The super hive is still going strong. The rest of the hives are still empty… this spring I’m making a comeback though!!!

[antiqueanimals]

Nature's Marvels. Text by Lucy Berman. Illustrations by Roy Coombs. 1971.

Internet Archive

[paper-swirls]

3 lil bees!

[veys-pngs]

John Muir's Book of Animals ; John Muir 1838-1914, & Lisel Jane Ashlock 2015

Small creatures and smaller creatures

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[sitting-on-me-bum]

Honeybees colonise a black woodpecker nest cavity, Germany, 2019

’Photography is freezing the moment. It gives us the chance to pause, to concentrate on a moment in a world where everything is moving, everything is getting faster and faster, where everything disappears so quickly’ – Ingo Arndt

Photograph: Ingo Arndt Photography/Thames & Hudson

[indigrassy]

End of the beeson

[dim20-stims]

Would you be able to make a stimboard for Kristen and her new girlfriend Gertie? Or maybe one just for Gertie Bladeshield? I think she’s so cute 🥰

"I'm afraid we are starcross'd."

🍯 x x - x x x - x x 🌌

[a-cottage-for-all-seasons]

They're girlfriends who start a honeybee ranch together