Song of the Queen Bee by E.B. White

Song of the Queen Bee by E.B. White

Song of the Queen Bee

by E.B White

New Yorker Magazine 1945
“The breeding of the bee," says a United States Department of Agriculture bulletin on artificial insemination, has always been handicapped by the fact that the queen mates in the air with whatever drone she encounters.” read the 'Song of the Queen Bee' @ Global Swarming Honeybees

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Help map the UK's bumblebee population

BeeWatch has developed a web-based tool to collect vital information on the distribution of these important pollinators 

We all know them: big, fluffy insects with a distinct buzz, roaming our gardens during the summer in search of food. Yet, how many of us realise that a total of 24 bumblebee species can be found across the UK, or that many gardens can easily host up to six different species, each with their own intriguing behaviour and seasonal dynamics?

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