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Bee Thinking

@BeeThinking

High quality cedar top bar hives, Warre hives and Langstroth hives for the modern beekeeper. International shipping available.

 Portland, OR
beebuilt.com
Joined December 2008
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Just a fuzzy mason bee hatching from his #cocoon to brighten up your Monday 🙂
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This healthy #Warre in our apiary is about to #swarm! The sights and sounds of a busy hive are pretty mesmerizing if you ask us.
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Meadowfoam is a #wildflower native to the Pacific Northwest, and our bees are loving it! What native wildflowers are you planting this year?
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The tarsal claw on a honeybee's foot gives her some pretty incredible clinging skills. Hang in there little lady!
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Ever wondered what a worker #bee does right after she is born? Our #encycloBEEdia video series is back! Watch here: ow.ly/xbJ630bnclI
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Sometimes, you're out walking one morning and a #masonbee decides to take a sitting break on your hand 🖐🐝😍☀️ #nativepollinators #portland
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Field-realistic amounts of #neonicotinoid exposure has been shown to damage a #honeybees' ability to fly. ow.ly/TcGF30bgA1y #neonics
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There's nothing more magical than meeting your bees for the first time 💛🐝💛 Stop by our shop today for #beekeeping demos and #mead tasting!
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Raise your hand if you're excited for Bee Day tomorrow! 🙋 Stop by all day for #beekeeping demos, #mead tasting, and #bee packages!
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We don't want to harm the #forests while helping the #bees. That's why we use sustainably harvested wood for our hives. Happy #ArborDay 🐝🌲
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Awesome video, Patrick! Thanks for sharing 😀🐝👍
#DidYouKnow: When a colony SWARMS, half of them stay behind in the current hive. When they ABSCOND, they all leave together. 🐝🐝🐝
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Honeybees were introduced into North America in 1622, but who pollinated plants before that? #Masonbees, of course! ow.ly/xaIK30baLkr
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This Saturday is Bee Day! Join us for #beekeeping demos, #mead tasting, and seeing 800,000 live #honeybees in one room! 😳🐝🏡 #Portland #pdx
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Scientists analyzed pollen stores of 120 commercial honeybee colonies—and found traces of pesticides in 90% of them. ow.ly/Hdli30b85Cl
Bees face heavy pesticide peril from drawn-out sources

Bees face heavy pesticide peril from drawn-out sources

Honeybees - employed to pollinate crops during the blooming season - encounter danger due to lingering and wandering pesticides, according to an analysis of the bee's own food.

phys.org
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EncycloBEEdia Season 2 is coming! Let us know your questions about #bees, #beekeeping, and #pollination 🐝🌼☀️ ow.ly/C9DN30b9ZLO
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A new study suggests that some #flowers #evolve to attract certain #pollinators and deter others: ow.ly/asLv30b82kJ #pollination
Birds vs. bees: Study helps explain how flowers evolved to get pollinators to specialize

Birds vs. bees: Study helps explain how flowers evolved to get pollinators to specialize

Ecologists who study flowering plants have long believed that flowers evolved with particular sets of characteristics to attract specific pollinators. But a recent article suggests that flowers...

sciencedaily.com
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Remember to place your boxes perpendicular to the ground during inspections! Your #bees will thank you when their comb doesn't collapse 😉🐝
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Our brilliant Education Coordinator was featured in @StreetRoots talking about native pollinators! 🐝 Check it out: ow.ly/dqQT30b1EN7
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A nucleus box is like a mini, temporary hive. Bees will draw comb from the frames or top bars just like they would in a full-size hive ☀️🐝
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