#bee-blogs

[bee4078]

uhhhh. i can move my tongue into like a circular way. like uh this

as for my mutuals i will tag @tga-1 @bugsprayyy @clodsire-the-random-creature @lynnsaster @4ceofspad3s @renzanix @n0vzz @fungalleech @octonerd

TELL ME A CURIOSITY ABOUT YOURSELF. NOTHING DISTURBING OR GLOOMY. SOMETHING SILLY LIKE YOU HAVE BRACES OR YOU HAVE A TATTOO OF YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER

I have a lot of bridge in my feet, I walk silly and I'm not a good athlete for that lol

And tag your mutuals!

@agoodpretender, @angiem03, @tiberious-possum, @fukitche

[bee4078]

HE'S HERE

[jellycatstuffies]

Albee Bee

Ko-fi / Instagram

[bimmyjimmy]

He was having fun playing with his bee plushie

[linkerbell]

It was brought to my attention that a stranger has been impersonating me and role-playing as my character on an ask-blog.

I understand it can be tempting to create an rp blog based on characters you like, but DO NOT impersonate the creator.

I never gave anybody permission to use my art, my character, or allowing anything 18+ involved with them.

Just to be clear, this ask-blog IS NOT ME.

[bbabydolliee]

cutie n personal things i do !! ;3

♥︎ dot my ‘i’s , ‘!’ nd ‘?’ with hearts !! i just think it’s soo adorbs nd fun !!

♥︎ love everyone, i always say ‘love u!!’ 2 everyone i meet!! nd i always see the good in everyone !

♥︎ compliment ppl in the street!! u nvr know what kinda day some1 is havin so i like to do it in hopes of it stickin with them for a while !! & if i’m sat or stood beside someone for a while i’ll start a little convo ! like with cashiers or people in lines in shops !

♥︎ always smell like a bakery!! i use sweet scented shower products, perfumes, lotions nd body mists !! i think it’s super good 2 have a personal and iconic scent 4 urself!, when ppl smell it they will think of u !

♥︎ always carry stuff like lipgloss, candy hearts nd mini perfumes in my purse ! nd i always offer them 2 ppl if they want or need !! & i’m always chewin bubblegum 💖

♥︎ almost everythin i own is pink >;) , ( including my hair hehe ) it’s always been my fav colour ever since i was a kid !!

♥︎ i say affirmations 2 myself b4 bed , when i’m brushing my hair in the mirror nd when the time is an angel number !! @fromheavensent is a super gud blog 4 affirmations !!! <3

[asgardian--angels]

**URGENT** HELP SAVE THE USGS BEE LAB!

PLEASE circulate this as widely as possible, as soon as possible.

Hi all, you may not know me but I am a native bee researcher in the eastern US. People like me work to study and protect the 3600 species of native bees in North America, many of which are in severe decline.

We just received devastating news, that unfortunately was not surprising. The Trump administration's proposed 2026 budget is set to defund most of the ecological research happening at the USGS, and that includes zeroing out the budget for the USGS Native Bee Inventory & Monitoring Lab.

Don't know them? Maybe you've seen stunning photos like this:

These gorgeous and evocative focus-stacked photos of native bees on black backgrounds - all of which are public domain - come from the USGS Bee Lab (here's their Flickr). Through these, they've helped bring the beauty and importance of native bees to the public's attention. Hundreds if not thousands of news articles, videos, and publications use these photos.

But that is just one tiny slice of what the USGS Bee Lab does for pollinator conservation. Its primary role is much bigger; they provide technical support, research collaborations, and financial & grant partnerships to federal and state agencies, academic institutions and researchers, and much more, so we can study, manage, and protect North America's wild pollinators. They conduct research of their own that has led to species rediscoveries, and produce invaluable resources that have greatly advanced our understanding of wild bees and our approaches to studying and conserving them. They also provide the essential and irreplaceable service of bee identification. For those who don't know, identifying bees is hard. Sometimes Really Hard. And this lab is one of just a handful of places in the entire country who can identify some of the toughest groups of bees, and who sit on the forefront of breakthroughs on taxonomy and identification that the rest of us in this field rely on. Without this service, agencies and researchers trying to survey and monitor bees in order to track population declines, manage land, and get policy changed are stuck with a lot of nameless bees, severely limiting the usefulness of that data.

Tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of bee specimens pass through this lab annually, plus the thousands in permanent storage, from long-term monitoring efforts by state and federal agencies, and researchers like myself. They operate at a greater capacity than basically any other institution doing this kind of work. Few if any bee researchers in the eastern US, or even the country, have not benefitted from this lab's work, and those benefits are passed on to you through being able to protect pollinators and the services they provide both in agriculture and ecosystems.

This lab is headed up by scientist Sam Droege, who has dedicated decades of his life to this cause, and whom I consider not just a research partner but, humbly, a friend. I am utterly indebted to him for helping me get my start in this field, and for the support and kindness he has shown me and every other young professional who is passionate about pollinators. The Lab operates with an insanely small budget already, and a very limited staff, yet the impact they have is exponentially outsized. Losing the USGS Bee Lab would be a devastating blow to pollinator conservation in this country, at a time when native bee species are sitting on the precipice, and sustainable agriculture is non-negotiable for our future.

You can read more about the Bee Lab here. The Lab is not well-publicized, but it's a lifeline for the many dedicated people who work to try and protect pollinators and the environment at large.

SO WHAT CAN YOU DO?

Sam Droege has sent out a request for help, and has encouraged us to post on social media. This is what he wants you to do to help us save the Bee Lab.

This is verbatim:

What is Happening: ·       The USGS Bee Lab is at risk of being permanently closed due to cuts in the 2026 Federal Budget and looming federal RIF’s ·       Specifically, the Ecosystem Mission Area (EMA) budget, which funds the USGS Bee Lab and the Eastern Ecological Science center has been zeroed out ·       Thousands of layoffs to hit Interior, National Parks imminently - Government Executive What you can do ·       Write to your representatives, the White House, and the Department of the Interior that they should restore the funding for the USGS Bee Lab ·       Send digital or physical letters, write emails, post to social media What you should be highlighting: ·       Personal anecdotes about how the Bee Lab has impacted you or your organization ·       How important the research the Bee Lab is conducting is to your state Contact Information: 1.      Representatives: Find Your Representative | house.gov 2.      Senators: U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators 3.      White House: Contact Us – The White House 4.      Interior: feedback@ios.doi.gov Send a copy of the letter to droegesam@gmail.com Pass this email around.  Post your response to social media

IT'S OK if you are not a scientist and have not directly interacted with the Bee Lab. Have you seen the lab's photos? Are you concerned about native pollinator declines? Are you aware of any pollinator conservation initiatives or policies in your own state - those almost certainly have drawn, directly or indirectly, from work the Lab has done. Speak about American food production and agriculture, how the Lab's research and collaborations are essential to safeguarding pollination services (this might help reach across the aisle).

Sam urges that these letters, emails, phone calls, etc, must happen quickly - within the next couple days. This information went out on May 8th and that is the day I am posting this. So please, don't wait.

If 'save the bees' has ever meant anything to you, this is the agency that is playing one of the biggest roles in this country in making that happen. Please, contact your representatives, and pass this call to action along however you can. Thank you.

[steelycunt]

we’re also halfway through the year!! tell me your favourite book you’ve read so far this year, your favourite author you read for the first time this year, and the book you are most looking forward to reading in the second half 💌📚🌷

[pixel-mess]

something that kinda ticks me off in the bug community is when people act like a bug has to be a useful part of the ecosystem to deserve to exist. Like for example whenever mosquitos get hated (like where people are like we should kill mosquitos entirely) people's responses are always "well mosquitos are actually polinators and do..." like. yeah i get that but just bc they are helpful isnt what gives intrinsic value! its really annoying to me, because the response to posts like that (the hating of bugs) shouldnt be "oh but its helpful!" it should be "damn. thats honestly a really weird thing to say, and the fact that you think we should eradicate an entire species (weather or not its "annoying" or "scary") off the face of the planet is a huge red flag to me, an annoying/scary individual."

like thats actually horrible of you to say.

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

How about Xylocopa violacea (violet carpenter bee)?

Of course!

Photos thanks to the John Russel Honey Company & Steven Falk.

[loreartsy]

• SUMMER TIME WITH TEAM CHAOTIX !!! •

☀️🌊🐝🦎🐊🐰🐰🌊☀️

[queenbeebumblebee]

CAN WE NORMALIZE THAT TICKLING IS NOT ALWAYS A KINK???

LIKE HELLO??

A LOT OF PEOPLE FIND IT WHOLESOME, THAT DOESNT MEAN THEY HAVE A KINK

Take me for example, i like Tickles, BUT ITS NOT A KINK, ITS WHOLESOME AND A FUN WAY TO B O N D!!!

TICKLING IS NOT ALWAYS A KINK.

YALL THIS BLOG IS RUN BY A LITERAL MINOR.

[bee4078]

i didn't know ace ventura got a new job as epic sax guy

boss fight

[rongzhi]

When my sister goes to Walmart by herself and I don’t answer her immediately bc I am cutting potatoes ….. She is completely cartoon brained too so I know this is exactly what she was doing in her mind’s eye. standing there in front of the fridge.

[spaceyaemonds]

i think robby has a slight savior complex and would subconsciously find himself drawn towards “damaged”/“broken”/women who need saving