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Colin Purrington<p>Just another scene from the observation wing of my backyard insect hotel. I don't know whether they turn around after entering or whether they back in. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsectHotel</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeeHotel</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/osmia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osmia</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>A newly eclosed Osmia georgica posing on cocoons that still have adults inside. This species is really easy on the eyes. And native! <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/osmia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osmia</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>Visual guide to pests of mason bees. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsectHotel</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeeHotel</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/osmia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osmia</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/wasps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wasps</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mites</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/parasites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parasites</span></a> <a href="https://extension.psu.edu/enemies-of-mason-bees" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">extension.psu.edu/enemies-of-m</span><span class="invisible">ason-bees</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipping.rocks/@nev" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nev</span></a></span> Another cute bee you might try to find is Osmia inermis, a rarely-photographed species with a Palearctic distribution. Their mud-and-chewed-leaves brood chambers can be found by FLIPPING ROCKS. To narrow down which rocks to turn over you should look for pollen-laden mason bees disappearing into pebble fields. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rocks</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/osmia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osmia</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203170093" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">03170093</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>Well, I just ordered a bag of snail shells from Etsy to add to my insect hotel. Apparently there are 3 species of mason bee in North America that nest in them, and one, Osmia conjuncta, might reasonably occur in Pennsylvania. Thought I'd give it a shot. Illustration shows Osmia bicolor (a European species); from Wood's 1883 book, Insects Abroad. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/osmia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osmia</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/snails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snails</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>Video of a female mason bee (Osmia sp.) backing out of a tunnel at my insect hotel. This is the observation wing (pulls out and has plexiglas cover) so I'd be delighted if she chose to nest there. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeeHotel</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsectHotel</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/osmia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osmia</span></a></p>
Une Belle Bande d'Apocrites<p>Les abeilles sauvages printanières, comme ce mâle d'osmie cornue (Osmia cornuta), vont commencer à émerger. On peut leur donner un coup de pouce en mettant à leur disposition des plantes à floraison précoce, comme la bruyère ou le muscari.</p><p>Mini jardin-forêt urbain privé - Cognac (16) - 16/02/2024.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biodiversite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildbees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildbees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abeillessauvages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abeillessauvages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/osmie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osmie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/osmia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osmia</span></a></p>
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