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A Perfect Garden

on May 9, 2017 in General

Lots of blooms for bees in Frans’ garden.

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What are leafcutter bees?

Our CASTLE for leafcutter bees, pre-loaded with a nesting BLOK
Closeup of Nesting BLOK
Leafcutter bee close-up
Leafcutter bee peeking out of her nesting tunnel and ready for work
-collecting nectar
-bringing in a leaf and yellow pollen
-on a magic carpet
=plugging nest with leaves
-smaller than a homey bee
- fall harvested leavecutter bee cocoons and leafcutter bee
Filled nesting tunnel with leafcutter bee cocoons
Harvested leafcutter bee cocoons
Leaves and petals make up the leafcutter bee cocoon
A variety of leaves used by leafcutters to make their nest plugs.

mason bees

Male mason bee feeding on nectar inside a dandelion flower.
Female mason bee coming back with a load of pollen.
A sharp turn to her nest loaded with pollen grains.
Female preparing to land at her nesting tunnel.

Apple blossoms are pollinated after the pink stage.

comments

George Eckhardt on Beediverse web site
Andrew Frizzell on Releasing mason bees later – keeping them cool
Ray Corse on Releasing mason bees later – keeping them cool
Andrew Frizzell on Frank M. from Victoria, BC sends photos and writes about his mason bee “harvesting group”
scott on Frank M. from Victoria, BC sends photos and writes about his mason bee “harvesting group”

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