The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Solitary bee///Bringing dinner to baby///Inside a windchime

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Note to self: it’s time to build some solitary bee habitat.

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3 responses to “Solitary bee///Bringing dinner to baby///Inside a windchime”

  1. maggi g Avatar
    maggi g

    I am not familiar with these bees. can you tell me more about them? I live down in tampa and have seen something like this but had no idea what they were.

    1. Survival Gardener, AKA David the Good Avatar
      Survival Gardener, AKA David the Good

      Good question. This is some kind of solitary bee but I can't nail down the species. They make nests in holes where they lay their eggs on insects they hunt for their babies. They're good pollinators as well as being pest removers.

    2. Uncle Tony Avatar
      Uncle Tony

      The picture won't display for me but it's probably one of several species of halictid bees. On of the most beautiful hovering insects. Old wooden wire spools of varying sizes make good homes for them but like most wildlife, they choose where they live with no apperant ( to humans) rhyme nor reason.

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