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April 08, 2018

Resin bees come home to roost

April 08, 2018/ Karen Retra
Resin bees come home to roost

Some of the entertaining antics of roosting male resin bees (with video!).
They jostle for position, have a night-time and morning routine. They are small and hard to spot, but consistently visit our neighbourhood for weeks each spring.

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April 08, 2018/ Karen Retra/ 2 Comments
native bees, video
native bees, nature observations, garden
November 20, 2015

Two 'new' blue banded bee species in our area!

November 20, 2015/ Karen Retra
Two 'new' blue banded bee species in our area!

How we went from one known species of blue-banded bee in the Albury area, to three species (in two days!).
Starring Michael Batley, Dr Manu Saunders and the Wild Pollinator Count at Albury Botanic Gardens and Wirraminna Environmental Education Centre.

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November 20, 2015/ Karen Retra/ Comment
native bees
blue banded bees, citizen science, #OzPollinators, learning & inspiration
September 11, 2015

New generation emerges at bee hotel

September 11, 2015/ Karen Retra
New generation emerges at bee hotel

In this video a native bee breaks its way out of the cell its mother created and sealed a year ago. It uses its mouth parts to remove the resin seal, eventually enabling it to fly off.

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September 11, 2015/ Karen Retra/ 2 Comments
native bees, video
emerging bee, resin bee, bee hotel, nature
September 01, 2015

Native bees are back - four species sighted in August!

September 01, 2015/ Karen Retra
Native bees are back - four species sighted in August!

These native bees were spotted before the official start to spring.

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native bees
nature observations, seasons, native bees
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Karen Retra. A neighbourhood naturalist, home gardener and native bee tragic.

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