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  • Length of bee tongues

    by Margriet Dogterom on January 29, 2017

    This received via Dave Stocks at the Gilroy, CA, ‘The Buzz’, reprinted there from Bee…

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  • Releasing mason bees later – keeping them cool

    by Margriet Dogterom on January 29, 2017

    Hi Margriet – when is your best guess as to when to put out the…

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  • Release and stay!

    by Margriet Dogterom on November 4, 2015

    “Nesting all but finished now at our condo terrace, down to the last dozen nesting…

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  • Insect Hotel: No Vacancy

    by Margriet Dogterom on March 2, 2015

    Our insect homes are living up to their name! John Mc.  reported a find that…

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  • Bee ‘Catcher’- a cool tool!

    by Margriet Dogterom on May 9, 2011

    Under certain circumstances, it is handy to have a container into which you can place…

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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

  • 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”
  • Andrew Frizzell on Winter Questions, Answers and Observations

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