The Bee Guy<p>It’s that time of year - people asking us about <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bumblebees</span></a> - WHY THEY’RE SEEING THEM ON THE GROUND - so here’s a thread to explain what they’re up to. <br>Please <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/repost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repost</span></a>.<br>Every <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/queen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queen</span></a> that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce new queen <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> for next year! <br>So this is important to share.<br>Thank you.<br>1/9</p>