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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 49.

Bumblebee queens prefer to hibernate in north facing slopes sheltered from the sun as these areas are later to heat up in Spring and so help prevent the queens from emerging too early.

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Growing up in Ohio, USA, one of my favorite young-teen summer pastimes was watching the bumblebees disappear into snapdragons and then pop back out. 😀

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