Mar 14, 2012
Wild pollinators contribute more than honeybees When I talk to school children about bees most of them mention honey bees making honey. None have mentioned bumblebees or solitary bees. This is a shame because researchers have shown that bumblebees and solitary bees,...
Mar 4, 2012
The Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis) one of many solitary bees Unlike bumblebees and honeybees, which live in a social nest together as a family and work as such for the benefit of their siblings, Red Mason bees (Osmia rufa) are just one species in a much larger family...
Aug 7, 2011
Leafcutter bees, rarely seen by many people but ever so useful! I designed my award-winning solitary bee nest box for numerous reasons. I found the other commercial ones turned out to be’ bee cemeteries ‘ not bee hotels, for the leaf cutters and red mason...
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