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I think there must be others. Butterflys? Fireflies? Ladybugs?
While they are admittedly not insects, I feel jumping-spiders deserve an honorable mention.
Jumping spiders are adorable.
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#42> For now, it feels good to know that behind me stand centuries of bee-lovers who have had the joy of listening to the hymns of bees far into the night and smelled the intoxicating aroma of honey and propolis waft out across the room before the dawn light begins. I wonder what that's like. Is it just another nice smell, like coffee brewing while sunlight hits your face?
It's an indescribably wonderful smell. I love the smell of my beekeeping outfit, which also includes smoke from my smoker (the beehives themselves don't smell of smoke though). You can buy propolis products and get a very slight idea.
You might want to take a class in beekeeping, one where they take you to do some actual hive inspections. You'll need a beekeeper's suit.
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#43This gets a solid "nope" from me, and probably everyone else who has a memory of a very painful sting in their past.
I would love one of these in my bedroom. I adore the sounds of bees. It's very relaxing.
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#44I learned some really interesting things from the author's replies in the comments at TFA.
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I would classify a bee sting as more of an irritating pain, like a stubbed toe.
You must not be allergic, then, because it lasts a lot longer than a stubbed toe, and much more painful than simply “irritating”. I’d rather stub my toe 10 times than get stung by a bee — well, maybe not the same toe. :)
One bee sting's effects will last about five days, give or take.
A dozen bee stings' effects will last about two weeks, give or take a few days.
A hundred bee stings is life-threatening.
All that w/o allergies.
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#47This gets a solid "nope" from me, and probably everyone else who has a memory of a very painful sting in their past.
Honeybees aren’t very aggressive with stings. Yellowjackets in the other hand are vicious if you’re disturbing their nests in any way. Any that establish themselves near my house will be dispatched with as soon as I notice them.
Africanized bees can be extremely aggressive.
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#48How did the ancients come to view beehives as a sign of prosperity? Did they actually understand that bees play a necessary role in plant reproduction cycles?
Honey is yummy, and very sweet. Not something that's easily come by in the days of yore. Maybe that's enough to give it a special status, a golden extremely tasty goop that's protected by a bunch of spicy yellow flies.
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#49I think this is great. Just the other day I saw this thread about a kid who 3D printed a hive for his bedroom:
https://www.threads.com/@bryanmarktaylor/post/DLXdzZzgcRr
It seems to be based on this design:
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My brain is so rotted from the news that I can’t read this and not think it’s some sort of bee racism. Is this related to averting nationwide colony collapse? Seems like government overreach to my uninformed self.
There are bee diseases that are so serious (American foulbrood) that if your hive gets it then the dept of agriculture will come out and not leave until you burn the affected hives. It is super infectious and can cause massive commercial damage if allowed to spread.
Where I live, AFB is a reportable infection, requiring burn and bury. Bees are considered livestock and subject to state regulations.