Jul 3, 2021
Megachile ligniseca, Osmia leaiana and Hyleaus communis share the same side I could have selected another side or another nest box, but to be honest, this was the nearest to me and it was raining! We have a newly started Megachile ligniseca, the woodcarving bee, with...
Jun 25, 2021
Common yellow face bee (Hylaeus communis) blowing nectar bubbles film I was fortunate enough to film this bee a Hyleus communis, in action on a hot sunny day. I did think that the bees would just blow one bubble and let it hang in the air to evaporate the water....
May 12, 2021
27 flowers used by solitary bees for nectar and pollen Each one of the flowers is actually used by and in most cases, bees have been filmed actually foraging or has just finished foraging on it. All flowers were filmed in my garden, except for the parsnips growing on...
Aug 22, 2020
Heriades truncorum, Large-headed resin bee, a specialist forager I have had many reports over the years, usually from areas down in the south-east, regarding these bees using my Nurturing Nature solitary bee observation nest box. BWARS states that this bee is...
Jul 23, 2020
Heriades truncorum The Large-headed Resin Bee An interesting new addition to the bees using a Nurturing Nature observation nest box was recently found and photographed by Dr Hauke Koch at Kew Gardens. This time it is Stelis breviuscula a cleptoparasite of Heriades...
Mar 11, 2020
Common yellow face female (Hyaleus communis) bee using Dufour’s gland secretions when sealing her nest entrance What is Dufour’s gland? Well according to Mitra, it’s a gland, although it and the poison gland are associated with the sting, its actual...
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