Leafcutter bees are great summer pollinators. It is easy to start with these bees. All…
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Success With Overwintering Cocoons using a cooler-Beediverse
With every technique and system there is a good way to do it and there…
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What is this Cotton fluff?
Tony W. writes “I found insect pupae embedded by fluff this winter. There was also…
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Leafcutter bee emergence-a full report and more!
Hi Margriet, The first thing I want to mention is that I did compare your…
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What Mason bees are these?
Hi, I put out a box of 7mm tubes next to my normal 8mm tubes…
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Bombus melanopygus bumble bees using Mason Bees nesting tunnels
From MB I’ve been keeping mason bees for four years now and earlier this month…
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Osmia californica bees and nests
Michael emailed me with a question on setting out new nests when the old nests…
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Osmia californica
Osmia californica comes out late in spring, often their emergence overlaps the latter end of the…
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from Holland- Osmia rufa
Roeland Segers from Holland contacted me the other day about nesting alternatives. We continued…
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Discovery of new Sweat Bee Species
Researcher discovers 11 new sweat bee species, four in New York City area Alfonso emailed…
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