Well. Ain't that the bee's knees
9https://phys.org/news/2026-04-beneath-cemetery-million-wild-bees.html
Something that seems kinda obvious when you think about it
"The discovery adds credence to claims that cemeteries serve as preserves of biodiversity. Older cemeteries, particularly in urban centers in Europe, are known to be refuges for rare plants, insects, birds, and mammals. Indeed, Keven Morse, East Lawn Cemetery’s superintendent, whose family has been involved with the private nonprofit business for the last 46 years, said he has observed deer, nesting geese, hawks, foxes, and coyotes on the grounds. And of course, bees, which he said have never stung him. “I just felt bad having to mow in certain areas,” he said. “There’s probably three or four sections where they really migrate heavy, there’s a lot of them.”
The peacefulness, the lack of pesticides, and the fact that, overall, the ground is rarely disturbed all make cemeteries good habitat for bees, Danforth said."
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Oh great! I have observed deer, geese, hawks, foxes, and coyotes (and bees!) on my property. Now I’m hesitant to dig too deeply in the garden.
@macromeh well solitary ground bees. Not a hornets nest lol. They don’t swarm they just move.
If in an urban area were it’s pavement or tilled fields. No where to go. Might as well stay put
@unksol I just want to avoid digging up a long-forgotten cemetery.
@macromeh ah. yes. I’ve seen the documentaries on that. Bad juju
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_burial_ground_trope
It’s not that it’s a cemetery. Or forgotten. It’s that by its nature as a protected undisturbed bit of earth surrounded by a city it’s a safe place like a park but I’m sure plenty of parks have been bulldozed.
Little harder to bulldoze a cemetery. Just interesting
DFW airport has a large ground buffer zone that’s more natural than not; except near restrictions areas building and runways.
All those animal species live in the natural portions of the grounds.
I’ve seen bees and coyotes apparently living in some of the larger and older cemeteries.
That’s good news; bees need all the help they can get.
Sooooo, we need more cemeteries?
/showme Condominium for bees is shaped like tombstone.
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Whenever I see a reference to bee’s knees, I am always reminded of this diet menu offering bee’s knees and mosquito knuckles.
@heartny That’s hilarious!
@heartny @Kyeh
I love like that Friday is still “fish day”!
Even HERE in the deep South lunch at the hospital where I work is still fish day on FRIDAY every week.
@heartny @Kyeh @chienfou Hey! I remember going to Farrell’s in Portland OR (and seeing that menu) back in the day. Fun place.
Maybe they’re zom-bees
@mehcuda67 You win the Pun of the Day badge …
/showme Happy anthropomorphized goat named mehcuda67 is accepting ribbon titled Pun of the Day.
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@mediocrebot I should have date stamped it, but that’s ok.
@cfg83 @mediocrebot
It’s okay, meh will do that for you automatically!
@cfg83 @chienfou @mediocrebot I’m so honored!
I think
@chienfou @mediocrebot @mehcuda67 In the land of meh, it is an honor.
@mehcuda67 Bzzzz …
/showme Zombie bees in cemetery are looking at scared flower and saying “Pollen!”.
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@mediocrebot OMG, we gotta help!!!
/showme Bruce Campbell from the Evil Dead is protecting a garden of scared flowers from zombie bees that are saying “Pollen!”.
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