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Leafcutter bee habitat?
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Posted by terry94705 SF Bay (My Page) on Tue, Aug 4, 09 at 17:46
| I always wondered where the megachilid bees in my garden lived --and I just found out a sad way. I was digging up some iris and noticed lots of holes in the ground. Ants, I thought. But after a little more digging a few groggy looking leafcutters stumbled out. Later, a bunch of them were hovering over the area, confused, and unable to get back into their destroyed bee holes.
Ironically, I was digging up the iris to put in some roses --which I enjoy sharing with the leafcutters.
Here's my question: I do have a small dry patch of ground that is not in cultivation. Is there anything I can do to lure them over there, and away from areas that will get dug up and watered from time to time? Anything else I can do for them?
(They really are busy bees. One landed on my knee the other day, taking a break while clutching a big round circle of rose leaf under its body.) |
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RE: Leafcutter bee habitat?
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| This is great,....you have bees! Can't really help, all I know is that I have seen them here heaving nest in old soft rotten trees, seen one cleaning out a old nest,
discarding old leafs, yes, they are fun to watch....they sure love roses!
Perhaps stack up some old logs and drill holes into them?
Konrad |
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