(Description: Image of Osmia bicornis (I think) chilling on a leaf and cleaning itself.)

    • DigitalNirvana@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      LoL, no, solitary bees are all about pollinating, and even that they do delicately. And they don’t build hives. Nor do they make honey.

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          1 year ago

          Life is full of opportunities to learn. “Gotta learn something new everyday.” Here’s a bit more: There are about 6000 solitary bees that live on the NA continent. Most of them make small tunnels in the ground, and some carve holes in wood, e.g. trees, posts, etc. The ground dwelling ones on average go about 6 inches deep. So that woven plastic “landscape cloth” interferes with them. If they are beneath it when installed, they can’t get out. If they are above it they can’t make proper homes for their babies. Happy Spring!!

    • Midnitte@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Bees will typically leave you bee (ha) if you leave them alone.

      It’s wasps that are assholes.

    • flora_explora@beehaw.orgOP
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      1 year ago

      Haha, these ones are so shy I have problems taking pictures of them. I get that people are scared by insects and especially anything wasp/beelike. But there is really no need to :)