Cavity-nesting bees use hollow plant stems or burrow into brick: the first solitary bees I saw as a child were red-tailed mason bees in a Victorian walled garden, where they’d tunnelled into brick so ...

The red mason bee works hard at pollinating flowers. It flies even on cold days and can visit between 15 and 21 flowers a minute compared to the honeybee's 11 flowers a minute.

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Red maple is one of the first trees to produce flowers and its pollen is important food for emerging insects. Bees are among spring’s earliest insects, making them important helpers in the red ...

This construction of grass stems takes bee architecture to new heights. The Red-Tailed Mason bee, nicknamed the Tent-Making bee, has solved the problem of other bees breaking into her nursery and ...

Vibrations tell bees where mates are from Date: October 22, 2015 Source: Cell Press Summary: In choosing among potential suitors, red mason bee females pay attention to the specific way in which ...

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Red mason bees need a box filled with hollow pipes, such as cut lengths of bamboo. They lay their eggs one at a time with a supply of pollen or nectar and a plug of mud between them.

Rob Beckett finds out about pollination, plants and the red mason bee.

Female red mason bees are still choosing males with long, strong vibrations, but they also prefer to mate with males who speak their native vibrational language.

Not the red mason bee. Adult bees usually only feed on nectar, they have finished growing so they just need sufficient energy and there’s no better energy drink for them than sugary nectar.

Bees are among spring’s earliest insects, making them important helpers in the red maple’s pollination process. Red maple benefit wildlife in many ways, Hamilton says.