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Daily bee fact series shares how bumblebees store honey
Original: # theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 64. Bumblebees store small amounts of regurgitated nectar to feed larvae a
A daily series of basic bee facts, posted each day at 3pm, has reached instalment 64 with a look at how bumblebees store nectar. The latest entry explains that bumblebees regurgitate small amounts of nectar into wax 'honey pots' in the nest, used to feed larvae and kept for emergencies, with the wax secreted between segments of the abdomen. Readers with an interest in bees and wildlife are following along.
Why now: The ongoing daily bee-fact series posts a new entry each day, and this instalment offers a little-known detail about bumblebee behaviour.
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