Osmia ribifloris returns home
Due to limited funding, the 2016 season of The Bees’ Needs is going to be reduced in scope and primarily for volunteers who have participated in the past. Those people who have requested bee blocks will be contacted over the next few weeks as blocks become available. With this seemingly early spring, we want to get the block installed soon.
We will try to continue the blog posts this summer, though they may be a bit more irregular in frequency. Stay tuned.
The Bees' Needs 
Having difficulty getting correct page to enter Basic Info Survey. Goes to the 2015 page even when I try to highlight the correct 2016 block. Thanks.
We have had many Osmia (I believe) bees swarming around our blocks from 2013 and 2014. They have cleaned out all of the mud plugs in columns 1 and 2 and are busily building new plugs. I’ve never seen this much activity around any of my blocks this early.