Beesponsible
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Bees love us. They pollinate our fields, orchards and gardens. They bring sweetness to our lives. Beesponsible is the way we love them back.
Joined April 2016
#FunFactFriday: You can find us on Instagram and Facebook too! 🙃🐝 https://t.co/f26jwnm1rX
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Tell the @EPA to protect pollinators and ban #sulfoxaflor — a bee-toxic pesticide they reapproved in 2019 for use on millions of acres of pollinator-attracting crops.☠️🐝 #StopSulfoxaflor #PollinatorsOverPesticides
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action.centerforfoodsafety.org
We need to overwhelm EPA with comments to convince them to cancel this bee-killing pesticide, but the docket closes this month!
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The courts and EPA agree - #sulfoxaflor is a #pollinator poison. Despite admitting the #pesticide is “very highly toxic” to #bees, #EPA reapproved it anyway. Help us flood EPA with comments demanding a ban. https://t.co/XFmao5KjOg
#StopSulfoxaflor
action.centerforfoodsafety.org
We need to overwhelm EPA with comments to convince them to cancel this bee-killing pesticide, but the docket closes this month!
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🐝 BEE THANKFUL SALE: 20% OFF 🐝 Stock up and save on our 12 oz. Bee Harmony Honey jars when you use code BEETHANKFUL20. 🍯 We'll also include a free coaster & button! 💛 Shop now: https://t.co/GQUx8IU1cN. 📦 Free shipping on orders $35 & up. ⏳ Code valid through 11/13.
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Buried extra deep in your news feed today? 😵💫📰 Don't forget to come up for some air!
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#DidYouKnow: Drone (male) honeybees meet their fate in one of two ways... 1️⃣ The few that successfully mate with a queen will die immediately after this act. 😮 2️⃣ The rest will get kicked out of the hive by the female worker bees before winter. 👋
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Bee-leave it or not, 70% of native bee species nest in the ground. 😮 A layer of fallen leaves provides protection and insulation to help keep them cozy and safe until spring! 🍂🐝 #LeaveTheLeaves
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🎁 Weekend Sale 🎁 Whether you need a sweet #GiftIdea or just want to sample four delicious #honey varietals for yourself — our Honey Flight is it! 🍯😋 Get it for just $15.99 through 11/6, plus two free gifts with your order: https://t.co/uoPzDTG7P5.
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Final hours to save! ⏰🎃 Get 15% off our 12 oz. honey jars when you use code SWEETTREAT15 at checkout: https://t.co/OaEL6jSFnl. Orders $35+ ship free Code valid through 11:59 p.m. CDT.
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Answer: Bee bread!
💥 Pop Quiz 💥 Worker bees mix pollen with nectar and saliva to make the main source of protein for adult honeybees and the developing larvae. 🐝🐝🐝 What's this nutritious concoction called? A. Bee's brew B. Bee broth C. Pollinator potion D. Bee bread E. Bee-lixir
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Amuck! Amuck amuck amuck! Don't be fooled by flies wearing bee costumes and running, er, flying amuck. These mimics are just trying to make predators think they're armed with a stinger. 🪰👻
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🍯 SWEET SALE: 15% OFF 🍯 Through Halloween, save on our 12 oz. honey jars! Plus, we'll include two free gifts. 🧡 Use promo code SWEETTREAT15 at checkout: https://t.co/rHSYttvx5Q. 📦 Free shipping on orders $35+ ⏳ Code valid through 10/31.
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💥 Pop Quiz 💥 Worker bees mix pollen with nectar and saliva to make the main source of protein for adult honeybees and the developing larvae. 🐝🐝🐝 What's this nutritious concoction called? A. Bee's brew B. Bee broth C. Pollinator potion D. Bee bread E. Bee-lixir
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Answer: OLIGOLECTIC 😮 Squash bees, for example, are oligolectic. They collect pollen only from plants in the Cucurbita genus. On that note… we hope you're having a very gourd #NationalPumpkinDay! 🎃
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🤔 Word Scramble Wednesday 🤔 Bees that specialize in collecting pollen from one genus or species of flowering plants are called ________. C O G T L C I O E I L
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"So delicious and distinctive. I highly recommend for honey lovers who realize they are not all the same." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Get $3 off our American Raw Buckwheat honey through 10/26! Shop now: https://t.co/8fScI7A1NF.
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"Teach me to love bees! I'm scared of them." 😨🐝 We love a good opportunity to enlighten people about our fuzzy, buzzy friends — but we're curious how YOU would respond to this comment? Let's hear it! 💬
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"For bumblebees who emerge from winter hibernation before the arrival of spring flowers, survival is not likely. As a result, smaller colonies will appear the following year." 📉🐝🚨 #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Phenology Via @EarthDotCom — https://t.co/VKehvYooMp.
earth.com
According to a new study led by the University of Ottawa, the shift to an early spring may have serious consequences for bumblebees and the crops that depend on them for pollination.
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5⃣ American witch hazel ✔️ Blooms mid fall to early winter ✔️ Large shrub or small tree (10-15 ft) ✔️ Food source for late-season foragers
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