Today’s Blog brings you the latest on bee preservation efforts, from surprising findings about bumblebee resilience to community engagement in honey bee gardens. Discover how these stories contribute to the sustainability of our vital pollinator populations and the broader ecological impact.
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Bumblebees’ Astonishing Survival Skills
Recent research reveals bumblebees can survive floods, offering encouraging news for their preservation and adaptation in the wild. Sometimes the best discoveries end up being the ones you never knew you were looking for in the first place. That could be said for Sabrina Rondeau and Nigel Raine, researchers who discovered a previously unknown and unique fact about a species of bee while working on an unrelated study: Queens of the common eastern bumblebee can survive while submerged for up to a week
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Cultivating Buzz: Hatta Honey Bee Garden Tour
A delegation visited the Hatta Honey Bee Garden to explore beekeeping practices, emphasizing the importance of community involvement in conservation efforts. During the field tour, the delegation learned about the various elements of the park, which includes different types of trees that provide nectar for bees and beeswax production, such as mangrove, sidr, and samr. The delegation also discovered beehives that contain cells, gaining insights into the nature and life of bees, as well as the practices beekeepers must adhere to in order to sustain honey production and protect biodiversity.
