{"id":1414,"date":"2011-05-31T00:24:21","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T04:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2012-07-22T22:27:09","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T02:27:09","slug":"tuesday-tunes-honey-bee-blake-shelton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/31\/tuesday-tunes-honey-bee-blake-shelton\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Tunes &#8211; Honey Bee &#8211; Blake Shelton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ryan-fleacrest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-951\" title=\"Ryan Fleacrest\" src=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ryan-fleacrest-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Fleacrest\" width=\"144\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ryan-fleacrest-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ryan-fleacrest.jpg 346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a>There are few insects which enjoy the adoration, fame and geographical range that the domestic honey bee (<em>Apis mellifera<\/em>) does, so it&#8217;s surprising that there are relatively few songs singing their praises. Of course, that doesn&#8217;t stop artists of all eras from using the sweet &#8220;nectar&#8221; produced by these entomological factory farms as a cutesy term of endearment for a loved one! Makes you wonder whether Blake Shelton is known as &#8220;honey bee&#8221; to his wife&#8230;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xZjosn2u1gA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nI first head this song on Twitter via Dr. May Berenbaum (@MayBerenbaum) which makes a slick segue into my next post; a review of the new documentary Queen of the Sun, which features Dr. Berenbaum&#8217;s expert opinions on the plight of the honey bee in America! Pretty good eh? Make sure you check it out soon, but until then, Fleacrest, out!<\/p>\n<p>This song is available on iTunes &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/honey-bee\/id430142034?i=430142035&amp;uo=4\" target=\"itunes_store\">Honey Bee &#8211; Honey Bee &#8211; Single<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are few insects which enjoy the adoration, fame and geographical range that the domestic honey bee (Apis mellifera) does, so it&#8217;s surprising that there are relatively few songs singing their praises. 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