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Winter sunset in Nature

....do not be afraid...appreciate that he probably confused you for a flower!

I love the sim, What The Buzz, and wish everyone would realize how essential bees are to our world. Thank you for creating this beautiful and educational sim and I hope it helps bring awareness to the crisis bees are facing.

“If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, man would only have four years left to live.” - Albert Einstein

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Save the Bees

Beautiful location: Frogmore maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Frogmore/95/226/24

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This photo was taken on a very windy day and it looked like the bee was having a little fun blowing back and forth with the wind. It stayed on there for quite a while before flying away. Best viewed large.

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Winter sunset in nature

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The purple coneflower (echinacea), is one of the biggest bee attractors. Drawn to the wildflower for its bright color, bees forage on both the nectar and the pollen that the plant produces. It blooms for a long period during mid-summer to fall, providing many months of nectar for the bees.

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A pollen covered bee on a bright sunflower from my archives, best viewed large.

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A small bee collecting pollen from a Sneezeweed wildflower, best viewed large.

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A busy bumble bee on a sedum plant, best viewed large. Many thanks for your visits, faves and comments.

Create a buzz

Work together

Sip life's sweet moments

Mind your own beeswax

Stick close to your honey

Bee yourself

... 🐝

This hibiscus bush was a blend of several bushes - showing white, pink and purple flowers. Loads of little bees gathering pollen all over the bush.

Located near a convenience store in Wichita, Kansas.

There is no life without bees.

Slovenia proposed May 20th be official World Bee Day in light of what is happening to the bees. It’s celebrated to draw attention to the importance of bees and other pollinators.

The day focuses on promoting actions by individuals, society, organizations, and governments for improving the diversity and abundance of their habitats—all while showing support for beekeeping.

The date chosen was the birthday of Anton Jansa, a modern apiculture pioneer from Slovenia.

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🐝 You can read more about World Bee Day here

🐝 Come learn more about bees and other pollinators at

What the Buzz in Second Life

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The bees are very scarce this year compared to last year so I was thrilled when I saw this one.

Best viewed large. If you look closely, you can see the sun, sky and tree reflections in his wing joint and eye.

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Soon there will be no more beautiful zinnias and then the Autumn flowers will bloom everywhere.

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What the Buzz (my bee and pollinator preservation/education project) has found a new home on the Corsica south coast and will be opening soon. I'm just getting the bees situated in their new home and putting the finishing touches on a few things, but I am so excited to be able to share my passion with people again!

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Ecologically motivated street art on a closed shop front in Shoreditch.

If you want to use this photo to spread the love 💖 for the bees... Go ahead. Please! That will make me 🐝 very happy.

We can NOT afford to lose any of 'em... 😢

This capture is very special to me.

My first macro - with a Sony Cybershot. Taken in 2011.

A very friendly bee drinking water in some citrus fruit peel (no, not a potato).

Some songs Suggestions :

“Blind Melon - No Rain”: youtu.be/qmVn6b7DdpA

“All I can say is that my life is pretty plain

I like watchin' the puddles gather rain

And all I can do is just pour some tea for two

And speak my point of view but it's not sane

It's not sane

I just want someone to say to me, oh

I'll always be there when you wake, yeah

You know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today

So stay with me and I'll have it made

And I don't understand why I sleep all day

And I start to complain that there's no rain

And all I can do is read a book to stay awake

And it rips my life away but it's a great escape

Escape, escape, escape

All I can say is that my life is pretty plain

You don't like my point of view, you think that I'm insane

It's not sane, it's not sane

I just want someone to say to me, oh

I'll always be there when you wake, yeah

You know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today

So stay with me and I'll have it made, I'll have it made, I'll have it made

Oh, no, no, you know, I really wanna, really gonna have it made

You know, I'll have it made”

LyricFind

Compositors: Shannon Hoon / Christopher Thorn / Thomas Stevens / Brad Smith / Glen Graham

No Rain © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

AND

“Rise”: youtu.be/c1xpVeaOBpo

(cover made by Walk off the Earth ft. Gabriela Bee)

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Bees are the leading pollinators in the world. Humans depend on pollinators to help produce food crops. These pollinated crops contribute to one-third of the world’s food supply, according to Nature.com.

@bladingforbees is half way to a Guinness World Record! For the bees baby! 9000km across Canada on rollerblades to help us think about the importance of bees. Whoot whoot… or should I say buzz buzz! 😆🐝🐝🐝

Anything Goes 2021: Inspiration

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For the bees baby!

My nephew @bladingforbees (on IG and FB) is rollerblading 9000km across Canada, to raise awareness of the importance of bees to the environment. 🐝

We need bees!

Follow his crazy adventure at:

www.instagram.com/bladingforbees/

He's aiming to break a Guinness World Record in the process too!

Anything Goes 2021: Bees and Butterflies

Bee ~ Catford ~ London ~ England ~ Thursday June 16th 2016.

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Also known as a Confusing Bumble Bee, this insect is 1/2" - 3/4" in length and usually nests underground. This was my first time seeing this type of bee as it is very rare in my area.

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It seems like this could be a full time job. They are drawn to our pool, so I have to keep scooping them out. Then they must rest before flying off. This one had a perfect water droplet on his furry little back.

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The Bee and the Iris

First time I laid eyes on the Italian Queen, I knew she was special. The worker bees have laid out a beautiful honey frame on both sides. This frame will be one of the few that will be extracted into honey this year. Honey extraction in Northern Nevada is traditionally the week of the 4th of July. This will be my first honey harvest.

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Sweat Bees are important pollinators. They get their name from their being attracted by perspiration.

Winter is roughly 12 weeks (or a rough 12 weeks) and we are at the mid way point. The daylight is lasting longer and the weather will start to warm up. We had a blast of very cold weather with some snow this week so thoughts of Springtime are on my mind. Last Spring this Great Gray Owl was hunting in a field of dandelions-hope to catch this natural yellow backdrop again this Spring.