Leaf-cutter bee working in my bee box :)
Friday 13 July 2012
Thursday 12 July 2012
Bee Condo July 2012
Native bees don't make honey but are important pollinators for flowers, herbs and some crops, such as fruit trees, tomatoes, zucchinis, squash, and much more.
The cell walls are made of overlapping oval leaf pieces and capped with circular pieces. Cells are placed one in front of other until the cavity is filled. Each cell is filled with pollen for the growing larva.
The leaf-cutter bee is equipped with very strong chewing mandibles which she uses to bite through the leaves. It only takes one or two seconds for her to complete this.
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