PixeIOrange@lemmy.world to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 5 months agoMy bee hotel is well frequentedlemmy.worldimagemessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1379arrow-down13file-text
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minus-squarebluesheep@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months agoHow do you know if it’s in use (ignoring the one single bee I see in the picture)? The filled in tubes?
minus-square8oow3291d@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months agoThe sealed up tubes contain mason bee eggs and food, yes. Which will emerge in spring.
minus-squarebluesheep@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoVery cool! Do they not build their own hives or is building something like this just a “courtesy” to the bees?
minus-square8oow3291d@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 months agoThey are a species of solitary bees, living their whole lives alone (like the vast majority of insects). Not all types of bees live in eusocial hives.
minus-squarePixeIOrange@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoYes, the tubes and some bees flying around. tried to upload a vid with more bees flying but i guess its too big
How do you know if it’s in use (ignoring the one single bee I see in the picture)? The filled in tubes?
The sealed up tubes contain mason bee eggs and food, yes. Which will emerge in spring.
Very cool! Do they not build their own hives or is building something like this just a “courtesy” to the bees?
They are a species of solitary bees, living their whole lives alone (like the vast majority of insects). Not all types of bees live in eusocial hives.
Yes, the tubes and some bees flying around. tried to upload a vid with more bees flying but i guess its too big