Watch the bees! – new Orchard Solitary Bee Observation Nest Box ” Inspired by nature, driven by science” All Nurturing Nature solitary bee observation nest boxes have been designed to provide optimal nesting requirements, optimal bee management and...
The jewel wasp (ruby-tailed wasp, Chrysis ignita?) looking for cells in which to lay its egg. Above this wasp were living red mason bee larvae, eggs and pollen in cells. Perhaps, like a burglar it knew where the goods were and thought it would try the back door whilst...
What better, safer way to teach children about bees? I had a really interesting and enjoyable day recently, when beside meeting some lovely people, I was manning a stall displaying my nest boxes containing red mason bee larvae, at the Royal Entomological Society...
Death outside the tree bumblebees nest box. There were 2 dead houseflies stuck to the outside of the tree bumblebee’s nest entrance, which itself was sticky. The bees were still inside. One had a black and white stripped abdomen which I found very strange,...
Solitary bee inside nest cavity viewed through window Instead of using cut pieces of leaves as a solitary leafcutter bee does, in its ‘cigar’ style nest linings and unlike a Red mason bee, Osmia bicornis, that uses mud, this solitary bee uses masticated...
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