Reindeer in Lapland can eat them, apparently, and their herders discovered that if they drank the reindeers’ urine after such a meal, they would get high and see such marvels as flying reindeer. Native black bee, Apis melifera melifera. Can you tell me if this is our native black bee, Apis melifera melifera? Someone suggested to me that it could be a different species, ie an ivy bee. Doireann Eames, Donnycarney, DublinThis is a honeybee, and she looks dark enough to be our native black species.

Source: The Irish Times December 13, 2025 16:32 UTC