The creation of the sculpture was informed by the artist's frightening childhood memory of disturbing a nest of
wild bees during a family hike.
Not exact matches
Prioritizing the wellness of the
bees that pollinate across the island's
wild landscape, the honey is harvested
during North America's winter season, which is the beginning of summer time in New Zealand.
«These associations support the hypothesis that Nosema escaped into
wild populations from heavily infected commercial colonies, at least
during the earlier years of bumble
bee domestication in the U.S.,» she said.
Based on our model, and our observations near greenhouses, it is probable that destructive pathogens have been spilling over into
wild bee populations since the collapse of commercial B. occidentalis
during the late 1990s, and this has contributed to the ongoing collapse of
wild Bombus sensu stricto.
Our model predicts that,
during the first three months of spillover, transmission from commercial hives would infect up to 20 % of
wild bumble
bees within 2 km of the greenhouse.
The animals are an homage to the life around us we momentarily notice
during our days, and nights —
Bees in the Bee Balm,
wild turkeys in step strutting through the yard, noisy Blue jays, cicadas» syncopated rhythm reminding us this is late summer.