Some gardening drama for #Bienstag. Apologies for the poor quality, but they're really tiny. And fast. đŸ«Ł

Last week, I set up a new patch in the garden and replanted my herbs and strawberries from the old plot. But oh, the drama! As I removed the edging stones and plants from the old patch, I uncovered loads of #ants. (Since some of them made their way into the house, I assume the whole garden is one giant ant colony. 😅) Anyway, I accidentally dug up a few #miningBees as well (sorry little ones, feel free to settle in the new plot!), and then I watched a death match between two #bees and an army of ants. The bees tried to flee from the ant territory, but whenever they were bitten by the ants, they twitched and lost their balance. It was really hard to watch nature unfold. Kiddo tried to move the bees to a different spot, but since they were crawling with at least two ants each, I don't know if it worked.

If you look closely, you might spot an #ant on the bee.

I also dug up a toad under the strawberries by accident, but that's for another WildlifeWednesday episode. 🐾


#InsektenSamstag #InsectSaturday #Andrena #Sandbiene #Biene #Bienen #insect #Insekt #insects #Insekten #nature #Natur #pollinators

A nice little find on a grass verge today. A small colony of mining bees, possibly tawny mining bees, which are relatively common in the south of the UK, but were only first recorded in Scotland in 2010.

#glasgow #urbanwildlife #miningbees #nature #bees @bumblebeeconservationtrust

Kun viime kesÀnÀ valokuvasin pihan elÀmÀÀ, sain kuviin ainoana mehilÀislajina vain tarhamehilÀisiÀ. Nyt toissa viikonloppuna onnistuin bongaamaan myös verimaamehilÀisen, kÀsittÀÀkseni. Se ei kai ole mitenkÀÀn harvinainen, mutta mulle uusi havainto, kivaa!
/ The weekend before last, I spotted for the first time this mining bee, Andrena haemorrhoa, in our garden. #mehilÀiset #maamehilÀiset #verimaamehilÀinen #bees #MiningBees #AndrenaHaemorrhoa

New bee species for the garden this morning - a Milwaukee mining bee. Enjoying my Canada anemone.

#bees #miningbees #pollinators #canadaanemone #yxe #nativeplants #wildlifegardening

New bee species for the garden, the first new one for 2025, and the 25th one overall.

Andrena hipottes, the orange-legged mining bee.

#pollinators #miningbees #wildlifegardening #yxe #insectphotography

I went out to the Crocus Prairie here in Saskatoon, right after work, and was awarded with some wonderful prairie pasqueflower. And then I spotted this Frigid Mining Bee (Andrena frigida), the first one I have ever seen. These little wonders are put very early, even while there is some snow left on the ground.

#frigidminingbee #miningbees #pollinators #yxe #crocus #prairiepasqueflowers #urbannature

A colony of mining bees at Hogganfield Loch in the east of Gladgow. These solitary bees dig nests into sandy soil, creating these distinctive piles of excavated sand on the surface. You can see one of the bees itself in the bottom left of the picture.

#glasgow #hogganfieldloch #bees #miningbees #glasgowwildlife #urbannature #urbanwildlife #wildglasgow

First mining bee of the season, Andrena sp., leisurely feasting on rosemary flowers. Cambridge, UK.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266811874

#iNaturalist #Hymenoptera #nativebees #miningbees #entomology #Pembroke1347

Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)

Mining Bees from Pembroke College, Cambridge, Anglaterra, GB on March 24, 2025 at 01:33 PM by Albert Cardona. Stylopised? See second and seventh photos. On rosemary flowers.

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There is much excitement today. The mining bees that have been in my lawn for 34* years have expanded to a flowerbed around the back.
*They could have been here for a thousand years, I've only lived here 34. #MiningBees #SolitaryBees #GoodNews.