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Category Archives: Bee Blocks
Welcome to The Bees’ Needs 2016
We have started passing out bee blocks for 2016. If we have not already contacted you to come get your block, you should be hearing from us within the next few days. Our Data Entry Portal and Basic Survey are … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Bee Blocks
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Colorado’s “newest” bee
Megachile apicalis, a species introduced from Europe and a close relative of the alfalfa leaf-cutting bee, has made its way to Colorado, and what a stunner she is! We reared this bee from one of The Bees’ Needs 2013 bee … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Bee Blocks, Nest Plugs, Uncategorized
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Boulder County Open Space and City of Boulder Open Space blocks
The Bees’ Needs was very excited to receive funding from the Boulder County Parks and Open Space (BCPOS) this Spring to document nesting bee and wasp diversity and abundance in six natural habitat types on BCPOS properties. This research will … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Bee Blocks, Nest Plugs
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Spring 2015 has Sprung
Welcome to 2015! The Osmia lignaria are flying early this year. If you already have your bee block, make sure it goes up soon, since female O. lignaria are now looking for places to nest. If you’ve registered for a … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Bee Blocks, Uncategorized
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Seeing Bee Blocks on Open Space?
Yep, you’re not imagining things. During 2014, City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks partnered up with us to place bee blocks at various trailheads. In the 40 nesting blocks that were placed at 30 trailheads, data on 763 … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Bee Blocks
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Happy Groundhog Day 2015
Since Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today, it looks like our baby bees and wasps can have 6 more weeks in their cocoons. During the winter months, your bees and wasps are in diapause. Most of them spend the winter … Continue reading
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Bees of the Week: genus Coelioxys
Scientific name: Coelioxys Common name: Leaf-cutting cuckoo bee Family: Megachilidae Nest type: parasitize active nests of Megachile Size: 8-12 mm Nest tunnels used: 3/16″ to 7/16″ Looks like: black with white hair stripes; legs maybe black or red; females always have a long, … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Bee Blocks, Insect of the Week, Uncategorized
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Spider, man
It’s not just Bees and Wasps that live in our bee blocks, Spiders like to call the blocks home as well. They are quite active in the spring, and we frequently see webs. (Hey, it beats finding an empty block!) … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Bee Blocks, Nest Plugs
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SCORE !
So one of the goals for The Bees’ Needs is to provide nesting sites for our native solitary wood-nesting bee species. If block 131150 is any indication, it looks like we are doing pretty well. Here’s the story – In … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, 2014, Bee Blocks, Nest Plugs
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The Bees’ Needs has hit the trails
The Bees’ Needs is spreading to public lands. We have partnered with the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks to place bee blocks at 30 trailheads around Boulder. These will begin popping up in mid-May. See if you … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Bee Blocks
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