#fall honey bees

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Crescent and Bee Last week on my way home I discovered a beautiful climbing aster bush on the banks of the Wacassassa River. When I stopped to take some photos of it, I realized that not only was it loaded with flowers, but those flowers were loaded with pollinators. There were tons of bees and wasps, which I expected, but I was surprised to discover quite a few butterflies, too. It’s getting…

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Busy mums

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daya catching bosco gifs for honey bee @urmomsfavelesbian ❤️

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I’ll follow the sun

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♡ Candy Corn Bees Earrings by Basura Gang ♡

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The Eintykara are beloved insects, due to their ties to Ichor and the wondrous miren they create. They take flesh and fluids to make their nests, and slowly convert it to golden miren and malleable corpse wax. These products have a wide range of use, and many people clamor to get their hands on them, but sadly, there is often not enough to go around. Eintykara hives take a lot of resources to construct and they require a somewhat steady supply of flesh and fluid to keep churning out the goods. Even then, it takes a long time for a sizeable nest to form and the constant demand means that supply is often quick to run out. Add to that the value of this product, and what people would do to get their hands on it, and you will see why very few outside of the Church can maintain an Eintykara hive. The Church of Divine Wealth has entire wings and temples dedicated to these golden insects, built and kept safe for decades, if not centuries. They have the space, the resources and the security to ensure everything remains perfect. But most of their miren and corpse wax is used internally, never leaving the halls of the Church, while what remains is "given" to certain supporters who are very charitable with their "donations." So common folk struggle to get a decent amount of miren or corpse wax, and are often forced to use shoddier imitations or lesser versions, like ear wax. Tomb Harvesters can offer some at the right price, but these costs are often greatly inflated and the miren that comes from it is tainted with anguish. So many villages outside of the Church's reach try to create their own source, and often they fail. But sometimes, nature is able to provide. Sometimes the people may witness a miracle, as the Eintykara show why they are the insects bound to Ichor and life. 

The creation of Bugonia is one whose process is so complicated and so rife with failure that it is seen more as a miracle than an act. Some may try a hundred times and fail, while another may only do it once and succeed. Some folk simply prefer to leave the "ingredients" of the process out and hope that nature and random chance will grant them incredible luck. In most cases, it calls for cow, who is to be sacrificed in a brutal fashion and buried or locked away. Time and various other offerings are required, and if all goes well, a species of Eintykara will find this corpse and breathe life into it. Rather than taking bits of this dead flesh back to a hive, they turn this carcass into a living hive, bringing it back from the dead to serve as home and protector. What emerges from the process of Bugonia is a rotted beast filled with bug, wax and miren. Given new life, it will seemingly return to its past of grazing and living as a simple cow, though its diet now leans more omnivorous. What it eats is what fuels the Eintykara hive within, and the busy little bugs quickly convert bloody cud into glorious wax and miren. While fools would call it an abomination, many praise this golden dripping bull and see it as a bringer of fortune and plenty. 

Any village would sacrifice nearly anything to have a Bugonia bull amongst their livestock, as they are walking producers of miren and corpse wax. These animals are given preferential treatment and are guarded fiercely. Thankfully, the living hives are quite calm and peaceful as long as the food is flowing, content to act like any other cow. But if the hives are left to starve, they will have their host grow violent and voracious, goring and devouring anything to fuel their needs. Owners of Bugonia can train these animals if given enough time and food, and eventually they will learn who to trust and who to kill. A creature like this is highly prized, and thieves will come in droves to nab a golden calf like this. Villagers will fight and so will the bull, using powerful horns and angry swarms to devastate any who dare threaten it. And those who perish to its horns and hooves will be fed to the beast, so that their sinful flesh may be purified and turned into that sweet golden miren. 

The presence of a Bugonia bull can easily be noted by the wandering flight of Eintykara collecting food near farm fields and the buzzing, droning moo that comes from its rotted throat.       

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"Bugonia"

Wow, this turned out way more detailed and complicated than I originally imagined, but bugonia is a perfect thing for the world of Fall of Ichor. So I made it for that, and also because I am losing ground on the bugonia front! I once had two out of six, and now I am dumped down to only one?! Impossible! Unacceptable! I must up my game, I must make more bugonia! Go my minions, help me ruin Google search even more! I shall have it all!

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Busy Bees 🐝

working diligently through a patch of New England Aster🌼

Millennium Park (Kent Trails), MI.

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Avon Autumn Harvest Honeycomb Lip Balm

Fall 2003

Found on Ebay, user Sweet0733

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Honey Bees are Among the Beautiful Fall Pollinators That Love Tamarisk

Honey Bees are Among the Beautiful Fall Pollinators That Love Tamarisk shows a honey bee flying into a bunch of tamarisk flowers. Honey bees were among a plethora of insects enjoying and pollinating the flowers.

In Coming Recently, when I went out for a hike, I found this wonderful patch of tamarisk flowers not far from my house. It was loaded with pollinators of all sizes and shapes. I could probably have spent the entire day right there just shooting pics of wasps, bees, and all manner of other insects. Among the insects that the flowers had attracted were quite a few honey bees (Apis mellifera). They…

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Fuzzy cosmos

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All about honey 🍯

Since fall is starting, the weather is getting cold, and we find ourselves reaching for a warm cup of tea with a little bit of honey. Honey provides the perfect touch of natural sweetness to many of our foods. But honey is more than that, honey has been valued for centuries, not only for its natural sweetness but also for its medicinal properties, so let's talk about the types of honey, their benefits, and how to incorporate honey into our meals.

Before we get into the main topic, let's make one thing clear. HOW IS HONEY MADE? First, bees collect nectar from flowers and store it in a specific part of their stomach (honey sacs). They carry it back to their hives and mix the nectar with an enzyme called invertase, the enzyme breaks down into simpler sugars, like glucose. This bee continues to process the nectar with more enzymes, further breaking down the sugars, until it is deposited into a honeycomb cell. The nectar is still too watery at this stage to be honey. So, bees fan their wings over the honeycomb, evaporating the moisture until it is about 18%, making honey a sole food that never expires. Now that we know where the honey came from, let's dive into the kinds of honey we will be talking about.

1. Manuka honey Manuka honey is produced in New Zealand, from the Manuka bush. This honey is thicker, darker, and creamier, with a bit of a nutty aroma compared to regular honey. It's known for its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties and contains high levels of methylglyoxal, which makes it effective for wound healing, soothing sore throats, and boosting your immune system. In my opinion, Manuka honey is the best for tea and is the perfect natural candy.

2. Acacia honey Acacia honey is sourced from blossoms of the Black Locust in North America and Europe. This honey has a light color and has a floral flavour. It's known for its low sucrose level, meaning a lower glycemic index, which is suitable for people with diabetes. In addition, supports liver cleansing, possesses anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, benefiting gut health. It acts as the perfect sweetener in yogurt or drizzled-over fruit.

3. Sourwood honey Sourwood honey comes from the sourwood trees in the Appalachian Mountains, spanning from Southern Pennsylvania to Northern Georgia. The honey has a light amber color and offers a rich, buttery, and caramel-like taste. Sourwood Honey possesses antibacterial properties. Additionally, it provides relief from allergies and is a good natural energy source. You could use it for marination and baking, its caramel taste works perfectly in fall desserts like apple pie, and it also tastes wonderful drizzled over cheese.

4. Linden honey Linden honey comes from Linden trees, which can be found worldwide. It has a pale yellow color, and it tastes delicate and extremely fresh, due to the minty and citrus flavor profile. Apart from the antioxidants, it offers calming properties, and a natural remedy for stress, anxiety, and insomnia. Making it the perfect late-night tea sweetener, especially for chamomile and green tea. The tangy and floral taste also adds depth to savory dishes.

5. Posion oak honey Poison oak honey is one of the lesser-known and unique honey and is sourced from the nectar of the poison oak plant, which grows in the western USA and parts of Mexico. The honey is very dark in color, almost black. It's incredibly thick and can taste like molasses or barbecue sauce. The honey is known to effectively treat allergies but could be deadly to people who have a poison oak allergy. It is often used for barbecues to glaze meat to add sweetness, Caution is advised, most people are allergic to poison oak.

Apart from the types of honey mentioned, people have been adventuring with infused honey. Infused honey is made by adding herbs and spices to honey and letting it sit and marinate until the flavour is pungent. Some common types are ginger honey, perfect for ginger tea, and hot honey, perfect for adding some sweet and spicy flavour to a savory dish. Overall, honey is widely used in our lives, from enhancing meals to boosting our health. You could incorporate honey in so many different ways, whether it's your kitchen pantry or your wellness routine.

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It’s the bees knees AND proboscis.

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Guys, guys, guys, i recently learned THIS was animated in Japan:

I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS A GERMAN PRODUCTION!!!

and guess what IT´S NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!!