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Jul 13, 20211 min read
🐝Apiary & Beekeeping

Bees needs week; tongue talk

Firstly we will look at bees themselves as this is important so we know what bees need. Do you know different species of bees have different sized tongues? Yes that's a fact, a bees preference to a flower depends on the size of its tougue. Some bees have short tongues and prefer flowers like daisies and sunflowers and some have long tubular tongues and prefer honeysuckle and catmint. Scent and colour is also important as this attracts them in the first place. So what kind of

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