#honeybee

[rhymingtherapy]

in a feeding frenzy buzzing

from beauty to beauty,

meadow to garden—where

the sugar-dusted petals bloom

honey bee hanging out in

suspended animation sipping

bubblegum buds—ahhh

the sweet life of a drone

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RhymingTherapy—April 2024 (my photo)

[keymintt]

you've got yourself a rogue bot she's gunnin' for the killshot malfunctioning again, you know heads will roll get ready for the end, she's irrational

[crevicedwelling]

finding dead honeybees on the ground is pretty common around here, but I thought this one looked a bit big and with a large head, so I stopped to take a look and found something cool. while it was a honeybee Apis mellifera, it was a male drone and not a worker!

drones usually hang around the hive doing nothing, and get fed by workers since they don’t leave home to forage and can’t physically feed themselves. in fall, once bees have stopped mating and producing new reproductives, workers chase the drones out to lessen the strain on the hive’s honey reserve. the evicted drones soon die of exposure or starvation, and I assume that’s why I found him belly-up on the sidewalk.

he’s a cute little chap, with thicker woolly fur, longer legs, and what seem to be slightly broader wings than a worker’s. most prominently though he’s got massive eyes, which bulge and meet at the top of his head. these are all adaptations to finding, chasing, and getting hold of a queen on her nuptial flight.

I’ll pin the little man and memorialize him forever. he’s the first drone I’ve ever seen!

[caleod]

11-4-24

[riverwindphotography]

So good to see you :)

(c) riverwindphotography

[mothmonarch]

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[vintagewildlife]

Honeybee pupa development By: Stephen Dalton From: Wild, Wild World of Animals: Insects & Spiders 1977

[michaelnordeman]

A Honey bee/honungsbi on a Winter aconite/vintergäck. Värmland, Sweden (March 27, 2016).

[julianplum]

🌻 🦋🐝🌿 ✨ // sunflowers & honeybees, gouache on hot press paper a late offering for Litha this year. happy summer solstice everyone, belatedly!

this print will be up in the shop soon along with a bunch of other new stuff including STICKERS; keep your eyes peeled!!

[blinkpen]

now that i can Post again... grim beeper....

[summerwages]

tight quarters..

[keymintt]

pack of three

[snakes-stims]

embroidered bee

[mollyvega]

I just finished up this bumble bee (medium size). Here she is in comparison to her honey bee sister that I made last week🐝

[luluy33art]

Honeynette 🐝❤️☠️

[redtippedfox]

Taking a break from chapter art and getting into drawing my kwami swap designs for Adult Marinette! Here’s Honeybee rocking a new haircut!

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