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I like bumblebees

by thomas on June 26, 2009 (Feature image by Steve Punter)

Bumblebee sunbathing

Bumblebees are cool. They’re my favorite pollinators. They buzz around somewhat clumsily on their pollen-and-nectar gathering field trips, openly defying anyone claiming they can’t fly. They help big time with the pollination of our food plants. And they’re generally so docile that you’ll have to step on them or try to eat them to make [...]

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Flowers seen from below

As a follow-up to yesterday’s Happy pollinator week 2009 post, here’s a list of things you can do to help pollinators – and the plants we depend on – survive and thrive: Sign Gotham City Honey Co-Op‘s petition to legalize beekeeping in New York City. Plant and care for pollen-bearing plants, preferrably several different types. [...]

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