25 flowers for solitary bees by Nurturing Nature film

25 flowers for solitary bees by Nurturing Nature film

25 flowers used by solitary bees for nectar and pollen Each one of the flowers is actually used by and in most cases, the bee is filmed actually foraging or has just finished foraging on it. All flowers were filmed in my garden, except for the parsnips growing on an...
Male Wool carder bee attacks bumblebee and solitary bee

Male Wool carder bee attacks bumblebee and solitary bee

Would the male Wool carder bee attack the bumblebee on a string? After observing the frantic antics of a male wool carder bee and filming them. I saw it chase away butterflies, hoverflies, attack a male B. pratorum, a male solitary bee and closely inspect a wood chip...
The frantic antics of a male Wool carder bee-video

The frantic antics of a male Wool carder bee-video

The victorious gladiator male Wool carder bee. Watch this magnificent male Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) as it fights, hassles, grapples, hovers, pounces, mates, patrols and chases other bees. It attacks a wood chip on a string, a male bumblebee and a male...
The swinging bee hotel! video

The swinging bee hotel! video

The swinging log bee hotel! In all of the research, papers, etc., I have read about solitary bee nest boxes, they all state such bee nest boxes needed to be secure, fixed and stable when erected. Marc Carlton on his excellent web site, which I can thoroughly recommend...
Foraging queen Bombus hortorums and their nests

Foraging queen Bombus hortorums and their nests

Foraging queen Bombus hortorums and their nests in my wildlife garden I have had several Bombus hortorum nests in my garden nest boxes over the years. Every single one, including the two shown here, was  “wax mothed”! by Aphomia sociella. None had the...