Misconceptions of the Bumblebee: an in-depth Analysis of an Aerodynamic Marvel. December 9, 2011 at 2:03 am You have probably all heard, at one point or another, that the bumblebee is nothing short of a scientific enigma – that our greatest minds, who have managed to place a man on the moon, have yet to explain the aerodynamics of the bumblebee’s flight.
Unfortunately (or rather fortunately) this is all a misconception. Studies in recent years have done justice to explain just how the bumblebee manages to contradict known laws of aerodynamics. The reason why the bumblebee has baffled scientists for so long is because its flight follows a pattern unlike any aircraft, animal, or even other insect thus far observed.
Unlike, planes and birds, which use their wings to produce an ‘airfoil’ in order to generate lift, bumblebees rely on tiny movements and vibrations of their wings. Colony Collapse Disorder Is a Fraud: Pesticides Cause Bee Die-Offs. Neonicotinoids Causing Bumble Bee Deaths. It wasn’t supposed to happen that way.
Last Sunday as National Pollinator Week kicked off, it was supposed to be a series of celebrations and educational events around the country to bring awareness to the important role that pollinators play in our food supply and the health of our environment. Instead over 50,000 Bumble Bees lay dead in a Target parking lot in Wilsonville, OR. The Bumble Bee die-off was reported to the Xerces Society, who issued a statement, including this quote: Rich Hatfield, a biologist with the Xerces Society, estimates that over 50,000 bumble bees were killed, likely representing more than 300 wild colonies.
“Each of those colonies could have produced multiple new queens that would have gone on to establish new colonies next year. Plans for bumblebee nestboxes. Bumblebee nest made of an upside down flowerpot This is the simplest nest to make.
I've drawn it on the same level as the soil, but it could be in the soil with just the entrance a little above soil level; partially in the soil, or even located higher up if a base is provided. So this design is suitable for all species of bumblebee. The size of flowerpot used will determine the species that can use it. I would advise a 10 cm diameter as the smallest size.
Researchers find alarming decline in bumblebees.