3-Jul-2025
Climate crisis could force wild vanilla plants and pollinating insects apart, threatening global supply
Researchers find that a reduced overlap of suitable #habitats for #vanilla #plants and the #insects that #pollinate them could threaten the survival of wild vanilla
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1089185 #science #ecology #pollinators
Native #bees #pollinate an estimated 80% of flowering #plants around the world, & understanding the #pollinators’ behavior helps us sustain the production of our #food. #Forests, #prairies, #grasslands, #deserts & #wetlands rely on bees to maintain their unique #biodiversity. The more we track bees, the better we can understand the role different species play in the pollination of #crops such as pumpkins in the Mid-Atlantic, apples in Pennsylvania, tomatoes in California & blueberries in Oregon.
Food and beverage brands join fight to save bees https://www.diningandcooking.com/2068045/food-and-beverage-brands-join-fight-to-save-bees/ #ee #floret #food #HoneyBee #mellifera #nsect #pollinate #pollinator
Ken Meyer has one mission: protect pollinators, protect life. Backed by 400+ science credits, he’s devoted his life to saving Earth’s vital species. The Pollinator Project teams up with schools to teach pollinator health and eco-living through hands-on gardening, research, and habitat building for all ages.
https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/shows/the-art-of-conversation-with-justin-rose/the-pollinator-project-with-ken-meyer/
#Pollinate #Science #Earth #Bees
The #Unseen #Forces Driving #Deep-Sea #Climate Extremes : Medium
#Bug-size #Robots that fly and flip could #Pollinate #Futuristic #Farms’ #Crops : Tech Review
What Happened to #Mars’ Lost #Atmosphere? New #Clues May Explain Why It Disappeared. : Pop Mechanics
Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks
Early!
It’s #Friday folks!
Have the best #weekend you can.
You know the drill:
Be #kind
Be #gentle
Be #true
Be like #bees
Oh…and don’t be a little rich stand for nothing bitch that starts a global trade war for attention.
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 83
#Bumblebees made history when over 130 years ago they were brought from England to New Zealand to pollinate red #clover for farmers - the first #insect to be introduced to a country to #pollinate a specific plant.
Each variety of apple has slightly different colours. And they transition from a tight deep pink bud to a nearly white full flower. This is Yarlington Mill a cider which is spectacular this year. Honey bee a bonus, often they are distracted by other coloured blossoms #pollinate #apple #orchard #blossom #Aotearoa #NewZealand #cider
Where are all the #bats – alarm as numbers fall in England
Decline blamed on washout summer driving down population of insects, butterflies and moths they feed on
There has been a decline in UK insect populations for decades, linked to the climate emergency and widespread use of pesticides.
Fewer #insects reproducing this year is likely to mean fewer insects next year, Spowage said. “It’s a downward spiral.”
Remonder: We need insects to #pollinate plants
" #Flowers ‘giving up’ on scarce #insects and evolving to self #pollinate, say #scientists
French wild pansies are producing smaller flowers and less nectar than 20 to 30 years ago in ‘startling’ act of evolution, study shows[…]" #theguardian
#Ecosystems fulfil a number of vital tasks: They store #carbon, clean #polluted #water, #pollinate #plants and so on. How well an ecosystem can fulfil these tasks depends largely on its #biodiversity
#EarthScience #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/12/es12142301.html
TIL: All of the honeybees in the USA… are immigrants. The “European Honeybee” was brought to North America in the 1600’s and they are doing just fine, being domesticated farm animals. There are plenty of farmers looking out for their honeybees because they are an integral part of the agriculture industry. It’s the 19,999 OTHER BEE SPECIES that need our help!
Ecologist Tim Blackburn: 'Moths pollinate a wider range of species than bees'
With colors ranging from candy pinks to golds and sometimes possessing wingspans as big as a bird's, moths are a fascinating group. Ecologist Tim Blackburn tells Live Science about the incredible, hidden world of moths.
https://www.livescience.com/animals/moths/ecologist-tim-blackburn-moths-pollinate-a-wider-range-of-species-than-bees #moths #bees #pollinate #ecology
The hours pass slowly,
Silence filling every corner.
I sit alone,
Wishing for company.
My mind begins to wander
Through paths untraveled,
Imagining connections
That could pollinate my soul.
But for now the silence remains,
Thick as the walls around me,
My thoughts the only bees
Trying to pollinate this lonely heart.
So I wait and wonder
If company will ever come,
Another soul to meet mine
And make this loneliness hum.
One of the gods of war,
Punished for his transgressions
By being turned into a cat
With a permanent sneer
And unfathomable eyes,
Pollinates the poppies by
Rubbing his wire fur against
The petals of death in an
Attempt to pay back his debts
To those whose fate he was.
Under the
Heaviness of
His being
He prays
To the kinder
Gods to let
The flowers
Grow and bring
Decay back
To bloom.
Bees busily buzz
Pollinate to sustain life
Life force of the earth
bees buzzing briskly
pollinate in symphony
flower to flower
#haiku #poetry #575 #writing #WritingCommunity #MastoPrompt #pollinate
@tanweerdar
A #meteor shower, sparks miracles for some, predicts #kerfuffle for others.
Perspective - we need to flex it like a #muscle, hold it like #Alexandrite, let it reflect different colours in the light, and #pollinate inspiration.
Paper maps and cartograms and gerrymandering, oh my! 
Check out the blog post for our latest episode of #Pollinate to read the transcript and see some of the visual examples of maps in journalism that Denise Lu and Ross Thorn talk about!
