The Bee Guy · @thebeeguy
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C is for…

Cosmos, Corbiculae and Common

Cosmos - an annual flower much loved by

Corbiculae - the pollen baskets on the rear legs of some bees used to carry pollen back to the nest.

Common - as in the most ‘Irish’ of , the ginger haired Common Carder.


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The Bee Guy · @thebeeguy
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The Bee Guy’s Bee Alphabet.

B is for…

Wait for it!

Bees, Bombus and Buff

Bees - our friends - bumbles, solitary and honey.

Bombus - the genus of comprising bumblebees and Latin for booming/rumbling.

Buff - as in Buff-Tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) one of our most common bumblebees.

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The Bee Guy · @thebeeguy
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The Bee Guy’s Bee Alphabet.

A is for…

Apis, Apple and Arse.

Apis - the latin for bee.

Apple - the fruit that means buzzed about Adam and Eve (if that’s what you believe!). Pollinated by bees.

Arse - as in this amazing Red Arsed (Bombus lapidarius) now found foraging above the Arctic circle!

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