CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Here’s a
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary.
Take a moment.

#pause

Go do some #good.
Have the best week you can.
If you’re not having a good week - tell someone.
And if someone tells you -
Listen.
Really #listen.
#mentalhealth
#wellbeing
#spring
#sunshine
#wellness
#monday

@DoomsdaysCW this country at least as we don’t shy away from the hard facts about bees meaning they can’t take the easy safe options any more.
Anyway that was a long winded way to say thank you so much. Sorry for rattling on…

@DoomsdaysCW
It is on the one hand like rocket fuel to our mission and resilience but also we feel a big obligation to justify and live up to that support. We don’t take it for granted.
We do know our worth and what we could achieve with secure financing behind us - people like me don’t get in the rooms with the decision makers as we don’t do the bullshit and wouldn’t let them away with theirs. And they’ll never allow that. But our influence has been felt by eNGOs in

@DoomsdaysCW Thank you. Sorry I didn’t respond before when you enquired about PayPal. I only managed to get that set up on our website this week. Your support and donation mean so much - genuinely - we kind of fell into this as concerned parents/individuals(not career environmentalists/fundraisers) and have had to learn as we go and have always shied away from asking people for money. It embarrasses and humbles us when people donate and believe in us.

…knowledge, inspiration, love, truth and a little bit of fun we need you to help us.

You can make a donation or sign up as a patron on our website via the link in my bio or contribute to our fundraiser via this link:

https://gofund.me/e65ad9615

Sorry to ask. Genuinely.
We never have before.
We wouldn’t ask now if we didn’t need to.
Thanks for reading.
Have a good night folks.
The Bee Guy.

#bees #nature #resist
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…this tough period.

We hate…literally hate asking…we’re proud people… but we’ll swallow that pride as #bees, #nature and the #mission is and are too important, too vital, for pride to get in the way.

So if you want us here doing what we do, on the ground, on your feed, bringing…
9/10

…this full-time. This ain’t a side-hustle. We’re all in.
Over the years we have refused tainted offers of funding which would have compromised what we stand for. Easy dirty money.

So…we need you to step up for us and #bees now. To keep us going and independent during…
8/10

…machinery which we use to maintain the sanctuary is mostly broken due to age and wear and tear and the relentless rain so far this year has undermined part of our entrance driveway meaning we have been unable to welcome visitors to the sanctuary…so no income.
We do…
7/10

But (there’s always a but!) due to a perfect storm of unfortunate events we now find ourselves facing the prospect of not being able to keep paying the bills/keep open beyond the end of this month.
A source of funding we have been working to secure has let us down, our…
6/10

We’ve thrown everything we have and more at it to keep it going. We’ve suffered for it. And that’s okay because we don’t do this because it’s easy we do it because it’s hard. We understand the commitment required. We’re not complaining. We’re up for it like no one else…
5/10

… (your feedback tells us this) ensuring that these wonderful, vital, but endangered creatures are represented and better understood in your hearts and minds.
We’ve worked at this 24/7, 365 full-time since 2017 and have been protecting this land for nature since 2012.
4/10

…unafraid to call out bad actors no matter where they operate (often within the environmental NGO space).
This has led to us being ostracised and monitored by many within this space. We’ve persevered regardless impacting across the globe on behalf of #bees and #nature…
3/10

We’ve led the way as the first true sanctuary on the planet dedicated to Native Wild Bees. A #vegan #organic #wild oasis in the midst of a landscape devastated from a #nature perspective.
We’ve been at the same time both brutally and beautifully honest in our messaging…
2/10

Okay folks.
I have an ask.
We need your support here at World Bee Sanctuary to keep going. To keep doing what we do for #bees #nature #people and the #planet.

Please take the time to read this thread.
We need you to.
Thanks.

https://gofund.me/e65ad9615

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NEED TO KNOW:

There are over 20,000 species of bees across the planet.

Around 90% of these bee species are Solitary Bees.

40% of bee species are endangered.

There are only 8 honey bee species.

Honey bees are not endangered. There are more honey bees on the planet now than at any time in human history.

Keeping hives of domesticated honey bees does not ‘save’ endangered native wild bees - it can make things worse for them.

#bees #nature
#science #education
#pollinators #insects
#wildlife

‘Oh, what a beautiful Mornin'
Oh, what a beautiful day.
I've got a beautiful feelin'
Everything's goin' my way...

All the sounds of the earth are like music
All the sounds of the earth are like music
The breeze is so busy it don't miss a tree
An' a ol' weepin' willer is laughin' at me…’

And the #rain has paused!!!!

Mornin’ folks.
#sundayvibes
#morning
#worldbeesanctuary
#ponds
#sunday
#nature #biodiversity

RE: https://mastodon.ie/@thebeeguy/116069634795498136

Remember folks…

‘You've got to give a little, take a little
And let your poor heart break a little
That's the story of, that's the glory of love
You've got to laugh a little, cry a little
Until the clouds roll by a little
That's the story of, that's the glory of love…’

Happy Valentines from your favourite Bee Guy.

️

#bees #ValentinesDay #love

LOVE

Barn Owl style.

At World Bee Sanctuary.

This week.

Happy Valentine’s folks.

#love
#barnowls
#birds #owls
#nature
#saturday
#ValentinesDay
#valentines 
#worldbeesanctuary

Blackbird dejected.

Even the birds seem fed up with the constant rain here…

*Image courtesy Mrs The BeeGuy.

#birds #blackbird #nature
#NaturePhotography #rain
#WorldBeeSanctuary #february
#biodiversity #climatechange

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 259

Bird migration observation sites in Europe have documented #bumblebee queen ‘mass-migration events’ (usually in Springtime) indicating that bumblebees are able to migrate over larger distances than previously thought.
#bees

#nature
#environment
#science
#education
#biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary
#trump #epstein
#wildlife #insects
#climate