Канал: solitarybee

The Osmia cornuta males are out looking for love.

The Osmia cornuta males are out looking for love.

Assisting Alfred the Carpenter Bee

Assisting Alfred the Carpenter Bee

Stinging Encounter between Mason Bees

Stinging Encounter between Mason Bees

Solitary mason bees start to emerge - April 8 2013

Solitary mason bees start to emerge - April 8 2013

Mason bee activity review - April 2012

Mason bee activity review - April 2012

Common wasps or Yellow Jackets, the yearly dilemma

Common wasps or Yellow Jackets, the yearly dilemma

Solitary Bees aggressively competing at tunnel entrance

Solitary Bees aggressively competing at tunnel entrance

Mason bees - reviewing nesting progress in April

Mason bees - reviewing nesting progress in April

Mason bees and my fruit trees - April 2012

Mason bees and my fruit trees - April 2012

Mason Bees discovered in cellar

Mason Bees discovered in cellar

The Canned Bee Challenge

The Canned Bee Challenge

Tawny Mining Bees love Gooseberry flowers

Tawny Mining Bees love Gooseberry flowers

Carpenter Bees Courting

Carpenter Bees Courting

Biodiversity first - Encouraging native bees on French Farms

Biodiversity first - Encouraging native bees on French Farms

Mason Bees excavating mud for nests

Mason Bees excavating mud for nests

Mason Bee experiment - rounded or vertical tunnel ends?

Mason Bee experiment - rounded or vertical tunnel ends?

Mason Orchard Bee preparations the day before Spring 2012

Mason Orchard Bee preparations the day before Spring 2012

Mason bees - how to get long tunnels from knotweed

Mason bees - how to get long tunnels from knotweed

Mason bee males emerging 11 March 2012

Mason bee males emerging 11 March 2012

Hummingbird moth (Hemaris sp.) on lavender

Hummingbird moth (Hemaris sp.) on lavender

How to sleep if you're a female mason bee.

How to sleep if you're a female mason bee.

Crazy Hornet built nest in sunglass case

Crazy Hornet built nest in sunglass case

Mason / Solitary bees emerging from their cocoons

Mason / Solitary bees emerging from their cocoons

Beautiful day of cherry blossoms, bees, birds and a butterfly

Beautiful day of cherry blossoms, bees, birds and a butterfly

New bees on the block - Red orchard mason bees start work

New bees on the block - Red orchard mason bees start work

Little solitary bee timidly coming out of mason bee block

Little solitary bee timidly coming out of mason bee block

Osmia females nesting in reeds

Osmia females nesting in reeds

Male Osmies (mason bees) waiting for the morning sunshine

Male Osmies (mason bees) waiting for the morning sunshine

social-bee-and-solitary-bee.MP4

social-bee-and-solitary-bee.MP4

Mason bees - thank you.

Mason bees - thank you.

Male Wool Carder Bee taking a break

Male Wool Carder Bee taking a break

Wool Carder bee - female

Wool Carder bee - female

Mason Bee 2009 successes

Mason Bee 2009 successes

Male mason bees, doing what they do best...

Male mason bees, doing what they do best...

Mason bees - unique moment captured on camera

Mason bees - unique moment captured on camera

Mason bee observation box successes.

Mason bee observation box successes.

Solitary Bee Habitats - how to encourage mason bees.

Solitary Bee Habitats - how to encourage mason bees.

How to make a mason bee observation box

How to make a mason bee observation box

How to make a mason bee nesting block.

How to make a mason bee nesting block.

Saving a solitary bee

Saving a solitary bee

Mason bee habitats

Mason bee habitats

bee fly activity uncut

bee fly activity uncut

Solitary bee - blue black miner bee

Solitary bee - blue black miner bee

Mason bees gathering materials

Mason bees gathering materials

Bee flies stalking Miner bees

Bee flies stalking Miner bees

Solitary bees 2009 - new species arrive

Solitary bees 2009 - new species arrive

Solitary bee female closeups

Solitary bee female closeups

solitary bees in april

solitary bees in april

Solitary bee mating - oops

Solitary bee mating - oops

Solitary miner bee relocating her burrow

Solitary miner bee relocating her burrow

Butterfly on pear blossom

Butterfly on pear blossom

Osmia cornuta warming up

Osmia cornuta warming up

solitary bee excavating mortar

solitary bee excavating mortar

Beautiful Comma butterfly in Picardy garden

Beautiful Comma butterfly in Picardy garden

Wasp nest - big and active

Wasp nest - big and active

Honey Bees In Paris

Honey Bees In Paris

solitary bee - impatient lovin

solitary bee - impatient lovin

Mason Bees - females competing in mid-air

Mason Bees - females competing in mid-air

Carpenter bee mating - I heard eight 8 clicks

Carpenter bee mating - I heard eight 8 clicks

Osmia Cornuta - bees go head to head

Osmia Cornuta - bees go head to head

Solitary bees - three-way tussle fight Osmia cornuta

Solitary bees - three-way tussle fight Osmia cornuta

Solitary bee nesting competition is fierce

Solitary bee nesting competition is fierce

Solitary bees fly off

Solitary bees fly off

Native bee in Northern France

Native bee in Northern France

Solitary bees putting pollen in nesting tubes

Solitary bees putting pollen in nesting tubes

Bumble Bee talking to a Rose?

Bumble Bee talking to a Rose?

Wasps pouring out of nest

Wasps pouring out of nest

Mason bees (Osima cornuta)

Mason bees (Osima cornuta)

Mason Bees gathering mud for nests.

Mason Bees gathering mud for nests.

Solitary bee nesting box

Solitary bee nesting box

Solitary bee nesting activities

Solitary bee nesting activities

Solitary bee just emerged and taking first flight

Solitary bee just emerged and taking first flight

Solitary Carpenter Bee resting in the sun

Solitary Carpenter Bee resting in the sun