iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Bee ‘and goodnight to the street sweepers the night watchman flame keepers and goodnight Matilda, too…’ Dreams not regimes… #bee #goodnight #dream

314025

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 59. Large female worker #bumblebees are better at foraging so smaller female workers tend to concentrate on in-nest jobs such as nursing and incubating. Are they better at these tasks? No - the larger #bees can be better here too! #nature #environment

112328

Mornin’ Just floating… Big Pond at World Bee Sanctuary. #ponds #morning #October #nature #peace

18313

Bee Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep. Dream incorruptible dreams… #bee #goodnight #dream

323239

…by, a chat, a laugh, a dance, a beer, to watch the game, to go to the movies, dignity, certainty, to love and be loved… Billions of people. And yet…here we are… And here’s your landscape bee… #people #bees

2424

Canadians don’t want to invade or go to war. American people don’t want to invade or go to war. Australians, Japanese, Taiwanese, Mexicans, Cubans, Brazilians, Indians… People don’t want war. Don’t want invasion. People want a home, food, a job, family, friends, healthcare, transport, to get… 2/n

1347

Early…so gives me time to ponder… I’m Irish. European. Not interested in invading or going to war with Russia or China or…anywhere. Most other European people aren’t either. Ordinary Russian people don’t want to invade or go to war with anyone. Ordinary Chinese people don’t want to go to war. 1/n

410525

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 58. When it comes to foraging, larger female #bumblebee workers are better than their smaller sisters. They return more #nectar, fly at lower temperatures, can probe deeper #flowers and may be less likely to be preyed upon. #bees #nature #science

013024

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 57. In some bumblebee species female workers can be up to ten times larger, in terms of their mass, compared to other sibling workers from the same nest. Larger workers are usually assigned the task of foraging. #bumblebees #bees #nature #education

118739

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Here’s a #MondayMorningMinute with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary. 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 #dandelion #october #monday

07016

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

‘Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a whistle And this'll help things turn out for the best And… Always…’ You know it… Everybody now… I can’t hear you! 2/2 #worldbeesanctuary

1212

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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… Always remember… 1/n

112921

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 56. Bumblebees need to keep their eggs/larvae at an optimum temperature of between 86-90°F (30-32°C). In very hot weather the female workers and queen will position themselves at the nest entrance and ‘fan’ the nest with their wings. #bees #nature

312723

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 55. Bee brains are smaller than a sesame seed and have less than 1 million neurons (we have 86 billion). They are however highly intelligent - can add/subtract, get the concept of zero, solve puzzles and recognise faces! #bees #bumblebees #nature

615243

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 54. Solitary Bee stings tend not to be as strong as those of larger social bees. Having no large nests to defend these bees only need enough ‘sting’ to fend off the odd rival or an attack by other insects. Only female #bees sting. #nature #insects

516438

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Mornin’. Always a good one when sunshine finds you amongst trees in the mellifluent company of birds. Hope this finds you well. #trees #sunshine #birds #morning #wednesday #october

410722

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Bee Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep. And you dream among the stars as below they stumble out of bars, a haze of obsequious grey… #bee #goodnight #dream

218829

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 53. On returning to the nest foraging #bumblebees fly back and forth fanning their wings secreting a pheromone which encourages other workers to go foraging on flowers with the same scent as the returning bee. Scentsational #bees! #nature #science

216731

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 52. Bumblebees have hearts but they are not ❤️ shaped. Bee hearts are straw shaped organs and run the entire length of the body. #bees #nature #biodiversity #bumblebees

540577

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Here’s a #MondayMorningMinute with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary. 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 #october #ponds #monday #wild

16215

Please consider becoming a patron or donating via the link in bio. Sorry to ask. But we need to feed ourselves to be here! Thanks folks and don’t worry if you can’t support. We get it! 🙏🏼🐝💚 #bees #worldbeesanctuary

1267

If you appreciate the content I post here and want to help keep World Bee Sanctuary sustainable please consider making us your preferred nature advocacy. We do this full-time and do not receive government help or funding as we’re too honest and awkward for that. #bees #advocacy

1379

End Scene and Credits. No AI. Starring: Bumblebees Written by: The Bee Guy Camera: The Bee Guy Directed by: The Bee Guy Produced by: The Bee Guy Shot on location at World Bee Sanctuary. **No bees were hurt in the filming of this thread. #bees #beeguy

The Bee Guy sits facing camera hoodie up dandelion in mouth slightly smiling. Field, trees, hills and sky behind. Black and white except for dandelion which is bright yellow. Shoulders up only visible.

1392

One ‘correction’ for the pedantic among you. Technically a QUEEN is not a queen at this stage but rather a GYNE - a female capable of becoming a reproductive queen. On starting a nest she becomes a FOUNDRESS. Only when her offspring hatch does she become a bona fide queen! 15/15 #worldbeesanctuary

1484

Please pass it on so someone else will know too! #repost and #share for the #bees. The more we know about them and the more who know more about them the more likely we’ll do more for them. Right? Do right by bees. Thanks folks. 🙏🏼🐝 We can do some good on here. Go easy people! 14/15 #thankyou

1369

Please be vigilant. Help them out as quickly as possible as if they get exhausted and perish that is a potential colony that will not get to exist next year. Time trapped is time not foraging and energy wasted! So now you know what these big autumn-flying #bumblebees are! 13/15 #nature #bees

1334

…plants available. Queens being so crucial to the establishment/survival of a colony tend to forage more cautiously than their female worker sisters - however whilst out foraging these queens may get trapped in growing tunnels, glasshouses, and indeed in your home at windows. 12/15

1315

…having greater reserves of fat and glycogen are more likely to survive than their lighter counterparts. Before hibernation these queens forage intently to build up fat and glycogen reserves and this is why it is so important to have plenty of late season flowering… 11/15 #flowers #bees #autumn

2495

…system which acts like antifreeze preventing water in their bodies from turning into ice crystals. Queens will lose up to 80% of their body fat whilst in hibernation. Research suggests that about 1 in 5 hibernating queens will not survive hibernation. Heavier queens… 10/15 #bumblebees #winter

1396

…north facing slopes. Why I near you ask? More sheltered from the sun and later to heat up in spring, north facing hibernation sites help prevent queens from emerging too early, I hear me answer. These queens avoid freezing whilst in hibernation due to glycerol in their… 9/15 #bees #hibernation

1465

…the ‘choice’ of mate can be way important as queens mating with non-virgin males seem more successful at founding a colony and then produce more workers and male offspring than queens who settle for a virgin male! When choosing a place to hibernate they will favour… 8/15 #wildlife #insects #bees

1464

…however eventually disperse far from their birth nest to avoid inbreeding. The queens mate, usually for most species with only one male, and they store the semen ‘collected’ in their bodies until needed the following year. Research suggests that, for some species at least, 7/15 #environment #bees

1476

After emerging they continue to live in the nest although as ‘royalty’ they do not contribute to the functioning of the nest. They forage only for themselves to build up the fat reserves required to see them through their hibernation over the winter. These queens will… 6/15 #bumblebees #queens

1435

…new batch of queens out and about - the big #bumblebees you’ll have noticed lately. These big girls will have been fed differently to female workers as they developed in the nest - queens, as with males, need more food and for longer periods when developing as larvae. 5/15 #science #education

1524

….female workers out foraging with packed pollen baskets and each subsequent brood likely getting bigger in size. Then the males appeared - the flower sleepers - often with slightly different colouration and yellow hairs on their faces. Now in late summer/autumn we have a… 4/15 #autumn #bumblebees

1445

…a potential colony that gets to exist. So back in early spring queen #bumblebees emerged from hibernation and you would have noticed these big girls flying around looking for food and a suitable nest site. These large bumblebees were followed a few weeks later by smaller… 3/15 #bees #biodiversity

1556

And every colony counts! Spoiler alert: The big #bumblebees around in Autumn are new queens. They’re feeding up before hibernating. It’s vital they have access to forage. If you find one trapped in a poly tunnel/in your house let her out quickly - every queen that survives is… 2/15 #bees #nature

16520

You’ve been seeing very large #bumblebees on the wing for the past while. Why? Okay I’ll tell you why in this quick thread if you promise to #repost as the more people who know that these are queens the more likely that someone will help some out meaning more colonies next year. Deal? 1/15 #bees

6332224

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Bee That’s all folks! Follow not crowds or kings or bright shiny things But rather your heart your intuition Your dreams… #bee #goodnight #dream

425436

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 51. Bumblebee queens sit on their eggs to keep them warm. To generate the body heat needed for this they will make up to 6000 flower visits per day to collect nectar. #bees #bumblebees #nature #science #worldbeesanctuary #insects #dandelions

222944

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Mornin’… …from Big Pond at World Bee Sanctuary… …there are places yet… …where truth is tangible… …and decency dares… …where AI is not welcome… …where resistance is, just by their being… …quiet, natural, bashful, resistance… …seek them out… …treasure them… #nature #ponds #AI #resist #wild

07116

We need handshakes. We need hugs. We need laughter. We need tears. We need people. We need bees. We need to pause. We need love…not robots. Not ones and zeros. Not semantic computing. Love. Anyway…as you were… #bees #AI 2/2

3299

It’s #Friday folks! Have the best #weekend you can. You know the drill: Be kind. Be gentle. Be true. Be like #bees. And stay away from AI. You don’t need it. It needs you…for the moment. We don’t need to be smarter we need to be kinder. We need to talk. We need to listen. 1/n

19424

That’s why we’re here…to get people to ponder! Especially about bees. Have a great day!🐝🤔

030

You’re very welcome. Showing our age!😊 Simpler times.

011

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 50. Bees don’t have lungs (or a nose!). Air enters the bee body through external openings along the body called spiracles. They rely upon a simple gas exchange system that bathes the body in oxygen and expels carbon dioxide as waste. #bees #nature

724548