Feb 29, 2020
How does a leafcutter bee make her nest from leaf pieces? What do leafcutter bees actually do with the piece of leaf or flower petal, that they carry back to their nesting cavity? This film shows exactly that in more detail. Having watched leafcutters making their...
Dec 17, 2019
Common Yellow-face bee starts her new nest but dies near the entrance This female Common yellow-face bee (Hylaeus communis) did nest in another cavity and as she neared the end of that nest, she flew around in search of another nest site. I was on hand to view this so...
Oct 4, 2019
Cavity nesting solitary bees found using the nest box Although it is used by cavity-nesting bees to nest inside, rest during the day or sleep overnight, even furrow-nesting bees, e.g. Halictus rubicundus have used the box to rest inside. Several species of solitary...
Nov 18, 2018
Life inside a Yellow-Face (Hylaeus communis) solitary bee nest This lovely cavity-nesting superficially wasp-like bees can very easily be overlooked as they are tiny, (4-5mm). I have had them foraging in the garden, but to my knowledge never had them nest. I did...
Nov 6, 2018
Wild Bee Management Workshop for the Carbon Landscape Partnership FeedBack 3/11/18 Topics covered, included bumblebee and solitary bee nest boxes, species that use them, attracting bees, nest designs, pests, predators and their management, hygiene, other residents of...
Oct 22, 2018
Wild Bee Management Workshop for the Carbon Landscape Partnership George Pilkington from Nurturing Nature will teach us all about bee hygiene, why bug hotels are great for bugs but bee homes need their own space. George will teach us all about his specially designed...
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