Are you a bee expert? I'm not. Today, I was thinning my strawberries when a teeny tiny bee started hovering on my nose. I followed it and found a trio in between the near blooming Iberis sempervirens Candytuft which are growing very close to my strawberry greenhouse.
I found what looks like an ant's hole on the ground and the other two took off while one of them look like very weak - or at least that's what I thought before I've decided to take a video of them fellows.
If you are a bee expert - yes! YOU who's reading this now, would you please click on the video and confirm whether these are Omnia Bicornis? I have a hunch they're that kind of mason bees and I'd like to let them multiply in my garden just because them bees went on a revolution and almost went extinct years ago. They're back last year and I'd really like to encourage them propagating.
I have two bee hotels on the fence close to the apple trees and one is empty so I wonder whether these are the mason bees that I think they are would you please confirm with sources or a post?
- If you are a bee expert would you please care sharing which flowers to have in the garden so they'll stay and procreate?
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A Chart of Plants That Are Compatible or Can Be Planted Next to Each Other
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Where Would Avocado Seeds Germinate Faster - in Soil or in Water?
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Grow Your Own Tropical Mangoes in Western Europe and Other Countries with Hard Winters
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My Log in Growing My Own Moringa Plant Indoors in A Cold Country, Half a Year Later
Gardening Hacks : On Planting Tomatoes and Other Nightshade Plants
Follow My Experiment Log on Planting Chestnuts and Walnuts From Seeds
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- Which Cactus Is This?
- Tips on Propagating Succulents Like Echeverias
- Flowers That Are Still In Bloom in Late Autumn, 2016
- Firethorns in Autumn
- Mispel or The Medlar Fruit
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