PixeIOrange@lemmy.world to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 7 days agoMy bee hotel is well frequentedlemmy.worldimagemessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1375arrow-down13file-text
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minus-square8oow3291d@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days agoThe sealed up tubes contain mason bee eggs and food, yes. Which will emerge in spring.
minus-squarebluesheep@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days 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-up9·7 days 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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eusociality
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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eusociality