Got pretty lucky and spotted my first cuckoo leafcutter bee in the garden today - and Alternate Cuckoo leafcutter bee. I had to check the list of known species in the province to make sure of the ID.

#bees #pollinators #leafcutterbees #parasiticbees #wildlifegardening #yxe

New bee species in the garden this afternoon. A golden-tailed leafcutter bee (Megachile relativa). On a smooth aster bloom.

#bees #leafcutterbees #pollinators #wildlifegardening #insectphotography #yxe #smoothaster

Late?
Yep!
Busy?
Too!
That slow tired right-antenna rub by this chilled leaf-cutter bee…exactly how I feel!
I’m off to bed…don’t go fucking the #planet and the bees while I’m out…oh wait…never mind…carry on…or don’t…

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

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# 122 contd.
Research during the 1970’s found that #leafcutterbees nesting in plastic straws resulted in a mortality rate of 90% for offspring.
#plastic isn’t breathable, seals in moisture and promotes fungal growth.
#bees
🌍🐝

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

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Plastic has become so ubiquitous in the planet’s #environment that #leafcutterbees have been observed using discarded #plastic instead of leaves in the construction of their nests.
This is not positive evolution.
#bees
#nature
#pollution
#science
🐝🌍

At #WellandCommunityOrchard they have a wall of #BeeCondos for #NativeBees / #pollinators 🐝💗🐝
These tiny homes are used by #BlueOrchardMasonBees & #LeafcutterBees & #SandWasps & some other native bees.

Honeybees provide us with honey & beeswax but they aren't native here.

#VancouverIsland is home to at least 30 different native bee species. Almost all of these native bees are solitary.

https://youtu.be/i_dBo0ewJv4?si=2Nljn8R-Y2iNyswk

#WellandHeritagePark #CommunitySpaces #YYJgreenspaces #Wsanec #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #CommunityOrchard #VancouverIsland #LegacyPark #YYJ #CommunityGarde #ViewRoyal #LifecyclesProject #insects #CommunityStewardship #BeeHomes #CommunityPark #nature #NatureVideo #BeesVideo #BeeLovers

At #WellandCommunityOrchard they have a wall of #BeeCondos for #NativeBees / #pollinators 🐝💗🐝
These tiny homes are used by #BlueOrchardMasonBees & #LeafcutterBees & #SandWasps & some other native bees.

Honeybees provide us with honey & beeswax but they aren't native here.

#VancouverIsland is home to at least 30 different native bee species. Almost all of these native bees are solitary.

#WellandHeritagePark #CommunitySpaces #YYJgreenspaces #Wsanec #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #CommunityOrchard #VanIsle #LegacyPark #YYJ #CommunityGarde #ViewRoyal #LifecyclesProject #insects #CommunityStewardship #BeeHomes #CommunityPark #nature

Leafcutter litter.

The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland.

#leafcutterbees #leafcutter
#bees #solitarybees
#naturephotography
#photography #nature #vegan
#organic

For #PollinatorWeek here’s 1 of a series of my prints about leaf cutter bees, each unique. These prints are both about, & a sort of collaboration with leaf cutter bees! These small, but multifarious native bees are important pollinators, who make nests for their babies using small telltale half-moon pieces they cut from leaves & petals. This work features 2 large linocuts of leaf cutter bees:

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#linocut #printmaking #MastoArt #bees #leafPrint #leafCutterBees #pollinator

May 20 is World Bee Day!

Here’s one of my prints, one of a series of related prints about leaf cutter bees, each unique. These prints are both about, and a sort of collaboration with leaf cutter bees! These small, but multifarious native bees are important pollinators, who make nests for their babies using small telltale half-moon pieces they cut from leaves and petals.

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#linocut #printmaking #leafCutterBees #NativeBee #ecology #sciart #conservation #washi #MastoArt

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 154.

Plastic has become so ubiquitous in the planet’s #environment that #leafcutterbees have been observed using discarded #plastic instead of leaves in the construction of their nests. This is not positive #evolution.

#bees #beesanctuaryireland #beesanctuary #nature #naturephotography #solitarybees
#socialenterprise #vegan #organic