There was a huge swarm of #bees around this house - the air was filled with a hum I recognise from when it happened in our garden.
Somewhere in the roof eaves is a wild bee nest that is splitting.
The agitated swarm fill the air to protect the queen (she can barely fly).
Once she lands, they will ball up around her, then send out scouts to find a new nest site.
By the time we came back from our hike, noise and bees had gone.
Busy #Bees. Whatever they were doing, it was a busy and very noisy business. If it's true what I think they were doing, then I hope they had a lot of fun.
Vielleicht eine Gehörnte Mauerbiene?
Im Hintergrund Waldveilchen.
@stevieshalala thinking of them all year round <3 #wildbees #insects #nature Lovely picture of a beautiful plant.
#BEEHOLD, the bees are coming
Here is a glimpse to the #WildBees of #SouthTyrol https://beehold.eurac.edu/en
with #EuracResearch press and the Institute for #AlpineEnvironment
Good morning #fediverse !
Eben habe ich das zweite #Mauerbienenmännchen vor Bienenhausen gesehen und es zu einem kurzen Fotoshooting auf meine Hand gebeten.
Vorgestern war schon eines draussen aber ich hatte mein Smartphone nicht zur Hand.
Dieses Tier sieht schon mal sehr gut aus, ist munter, sauber und ohne Milben.
Die Männchen schlüpfen ca. 14 Tage eher als die weiblichen Mauerbienen, noch hab ich also etwas Zeit, Balkonien aufzuräumen und aufs Frühjahr vorzubereiten.
#wildbees #wildbienen
We welcome Kai Jäckels as a new member @Mol_Ecol @uniinnsbruck !
Kai does his MSc thesis on #competition between #wildBees and #honeybees
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.
Mini jardin-forêt urbain privé - Cognac (16) - 16/02/2024.
We welcome Maria Hirschvogel as a new member @Mol_Ecol @uniinnsbruck !
Maria does her MSc thesis on #plant-#pollinator interactions in the #Alps
First record of V. velutina preying on Colletes hederae
https://www.entomologica.es/publicaciones-boletin/art2053
#entomology #hornets #ecology #wildbees #insects #pollinators
Successful MSc defence by Emilie Matthes @Mol_Ecol @uniinnsbruck on #nectar #competition between #honeybee and #WildBees
Congrats to you, MSc. Emilie, and thanks to examiners Erich Tasser and @julesibk !
@femtech
#ecology #biodiversity #pollinators #conservation
Did you know that #SouthTyrol is home to 500 wild bee species?
Lisa Obwegs from the Institute for #AlpineEnvironment of #EuracResearch is diving deep into their diverse communities to study how human activities impact their health.
Furry-claspered Furrow Bee, Lasioglossum lativentre Canon 5D3 Sigma 70 2.8 f/6.3 1/320 iso: 160 Prague, czech Republic 7/19/2024 #Halictidae #Lasioglossum #hymenoptera #bees #SweatBees #Pollinators #WildBees #insects #invertebrates #Macro
Early morning dew covers Lantana and a sleeping Carpenter Bee.
These bees are very important pollinators in agriculture. Certain crops, such as tomatoes, require their "buzz pollination" technique, which evidently tires them out.
#Nature #Wildlife #Pollinators
#Bees #Video #WildBees
#NaturePhotography
#WildlifePhotography
Close-up video of Carpenter Bee working a Spearmint flower cluster.
Females will make a ball of pollen and nectar as food for their young. The ball is placed next to the egg within a tunnel in wood.
Heute so.
Johanniskraut auf meinem Balkon, mit Besucher.
#Johanniskraut #Wildbienen #Biodiversität #Balkonpflanzen #Pflanzen #Natur #Bienen #Blumen #Montag
#wildbees #biodiversity #balconygardening #plants #nature #bees #flowers #monday