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Bumblebee Pollen Baskets Can Hold Over a Million Grains

Original: # theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 65. A full bumblebee pollen basket can contain over one million pollen gra

A widely shared bee fact explains that a full bumblebee pollen basket can contain more than one million pollen grains, and that the basket's colour reflects the flowers the bee has recently foraged on. The tidbit comes from a daily series of basic bee facts, and readers are engaging with the surprising scale of pollen transport and what the colours reveal about bees' foraging habits.

Why now: The surprising size and colour-coded detail of bumblebee pollen baskets is delighting nature and science enthusiasts.

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• # theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 65. A full bumblebee pollen basket can contain over one million pollen grains! The colour of the pollen basket is indicative of the flowers upon which the bee has foraged. # bees # nature # biodiversity # bumblebees # science #… · thebeeguy@mastodon.ie · 54

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