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Good News Community<p>Three beehives have been installed at Auckland Palace in County Durham to celebrate World Bee Day. The hives, part of a larger network in Bishop Auckland, will house an estimated 540,000 bees by the end of summer. The project, led by the Auckland Project, aims to restore the ecosystem and promote sustainability. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/goodnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>goodnews</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/goodnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>goodnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/WorldBeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBeeDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/BeeConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BeeConservation</span></a><br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgxxed7lkjo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgxxe</span><span class="invisible">d7lkjo</span></a></p>
Global Museum<p>Happy <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WorldBeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBeeDay</span></a>! 🐝 </p><p>Silver tetradrachm coin minted in Ephesus, 390-380 BC.</p><p>Photo Getty Museum <a href="https://getty.edu/art/collection/object/103Z32#full-artwork-details" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">getty.edu/art/collection/objec</span><span class="invisible">t/103Z32#full-artwork-details</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeology</span></a> @AlisonFisk <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/numismatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>numismatics</span></a></p>
Extinction Rebellion Namur<p>Are you serious? <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> <br>Acetamiprid, a pesticide harmful to pollinators, will continue to be used in several European Union countries until 2033.<br><a href="https://www.sudouest.fr/environnement/pesticides/neonicotinoides-les-deputes-approuvent-en-commission-la-reintroduction-derogatoire-du-pesticide-24435681.php" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sudouest.fr/environnement/pest</span><span class="invisible">icides/neonicotinoides-les-deputes-approuvent-en-commission-la-reintroduction-derogatoire-du-pesticide-24435681.php</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.rebellion.global/tags/WorldBeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBeeDay</span></a>🐝</p>
The Bee Guy<p>And we’re back now that all that <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeeday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeeday</span></a> shenanigans is done with.<br>Don’t do it so I try to stay away - everyday should be world bee day and if we insist on the performative conscience easing insult that is world bee day then the actually endangered bees - bumblebees and solitary bees - should get their own day rather than a day which celebrates the birthday of a pioneer of modern honeybee-keeping.<br>Let’s say it again - honey bees are not endangered! <br>Go easy folks!<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a></p>
Anne FisherFor <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/WorldBeeDay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorldBeeDay</a>, here is a <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mosaic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mosaic</a> from the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Manchester?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Manchester</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UK?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> city hall. The city of Manchester chose bees as its symbol back in 1842, and they have bee symbols all around the city. They also have a variety of sports teams, all called the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ManchesterBees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ManchesterBees</a>. Links with information about these mosaics and the city are in the comments.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PixelBees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PixelBees</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PixelBugs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PixelBugs</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BeeDay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BeeDay</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Insects?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insects</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SaveTheBees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveTheBees</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HoneyBee?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HoneyBee</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bee?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bee</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HoneyBees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HoneyBees</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bees</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bumblebees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bumblebees</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bugstodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bugstodon</a>
AnneTheWriter<p>Two Bonus <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Jokes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jokes</span></a> in honor of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WorldBeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBeeDay</span></a> ...</p><p>Q: What is small, black &amp; yellow, and drops things?<br>A: A fumble bee.</p><p>Q: What type of bee can't make up its mind?<br>A: A maybe</p><p>( <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HootinTootinTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HootinTootinTuesday</span></a> is a day late this week. My apologies.)</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humour</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FunnyMeme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FunnyMeme</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Puns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Puns</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BeeDay</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SaveTheBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheBees</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HoneyBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoneyBee</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bee</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HoneyBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoneyBees</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bees</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bumblebees</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Beestodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beestodon</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BeesOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BeesOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FarSide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarSide</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TheFarSide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheFarSide</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GaryLarson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GaryLarson</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FarSideComic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarSideComic</span></a></p>
Vagina Museum<p>Belated <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WorldBeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBeeDay</span></a> bonus. Back when we posted this deep dive into bee sex, from exploding penises to regicide, we couldn't show you a picture of a bee vagina. We are delighted to tell you we've found some pics to show you at last. <a href="https://masto.ai/@vagina_museum/109556992096895824" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">masto.ai/@vagina_museum/109556</span><span class="invisible">992096895824</span></a></p>
cassandroid אַנטיפֿאַ<p>If you want to learn to distinguish different kind of <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23bees" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bees</a>, give <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DuoNat" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DuoNat</a> a try :) for now, it only has 25 pairs, but if there's demand, I'm happy to add many more. <a href="https://duo-nat.web.app/?pairId=775&amp;level=all&amp;phylogenyId=630955" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">duo-nat.web.app?pairId=775&amp;l...</a> Check the tutorial behind the help button. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23WorldBeeDay" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorldBeeDay</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23biodiversity" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23iNaturalist" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iNaturalist</a></p>
Flatbush Gardener 🌈<p>A Cuckoo Bee, *Nomada* species, in my front yard today.<br><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/282708589" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">82708589</span></a><br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/WorldBeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBeeDay</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bees</span></a></p>
Michael Russell<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/WorldBeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBeeDay</span></a></p>
Mandu 🥟<p>Happy <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WorldBeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBeeDay</span></a> !</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/@yurnidiot/113206750001076121" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mstdn.social/@yurnidiot/113206</span><span class="invisible">750001076121</span></a></p>
Knowable Magazine<p>From pesticide detox to increased longevity, the benefits of the sweet stuff go well beyond simply nourishing the hardworking insects in the hive. 🐝 <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WorldBeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBeeDay</span></a></p><p><a href="https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2021/bee-gold-honey-superfood" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knowablemagazine.org/content/a</span><span class="invisible">rticle/living-world/2021/bee-gold-honey-superfood</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/KnowableMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KnowableMagazine</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ScienceMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceMastodon</span></a></p>
Trendy Toots<p>Today's top ten tag trends:</p><p>10: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MardiPatisserie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MardiPatisserie</span></a><br>9: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weltbienentag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weltbienentag</span></a><br>8: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rip</span></a><br>7: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pawday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pawday</span></a><br>6: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a><br>5: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldBeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBeeDay</span></a><br>4: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AtDawn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtDawn</span></a><br>3: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TuneTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TuneTuesday</span></a><br>2: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/googleio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>googleio</span></a><br>1: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/assemblethingsasongorpoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assemblethingsasongorpoem</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trendytoots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trendytoots</span></a> 📈</p>
Bytes Europe<p>World Bee Day 2025 in Italy <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1029747/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1029747/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldBeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBeeDay</span></a>.</p>
The Bee Guy<p>Happy World Bee Day?</p><p>I don’t think so.</p><p>One of the reasons <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> are endangered is a lack of food…they’re hungry. Starving.</p><p>What chance bees when humanity sits by and allows babies to die of starvation?<br>Human caused starvation.<br>Genocide.</p><p>So fuck the pretence of<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeeday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeeday</span></a> </p><p>And you can quote me on that.</p>
Dan Ports<p>Since it's <a href="https://discuss.systems/tags/worldbeeday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldbeeday</span></a>, let me suggest reading <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://discuss.systems/@Hello_KayT" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Hello_KayT</span></a></span>'s recent paper on Beehive, a flexible networking stack for direct-attached FPGA accelerators:</p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.14770" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2403.14770</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Joe Wynne 🌻 🚗 ⛰️<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WorldBeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBeeDay</span></a> </p><p>🐝 Sharp-tailed Bees don't have pollen collecting hairs. Don't need them because they lay their eggs in other bee's nests. (This is called being "cleptoparasitic".)</p><p>🐝 There have to be enough of their specific prey bees to keep their population going. But insect populations have been dropping for decades, so Sharp-tailed Bees can be very hard to find. </p><p>Needless to say, I was thrilled to see one in my garden on a cloudy day.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insect</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/NativeBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeBees</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/HabitatGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HabitatGardening</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/BiodiversityGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiodiversityGardening</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Pollinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollinator</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a></p>
Jen C Mars<p>Some of our beautiful local native bees for <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/WorldBeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBeeDay</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a></p>
Mia<p>Tag artworks related to bees for <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/WorldBeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBeeDay</span></a>! <a href="https://artuk.org/participate/tagger" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">artuk.org/participate/tagger</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> eg start with a search for insects <a href="https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/view_as/grid/search/2025--keyword:insect--has_image:on" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">artuk.org/discover/artworks/vi</span><span class="invisible">ew_as/grid/search/2025--keyword:insect--has_image:on</span></a></p>
jj the Santa Barbarian<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span> Happy <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/WorldBeeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBeeDay</span></a>!</p>