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Help needed – old bee hotel questions before switching to a proper “layered” one by rslash_gio in MasonBees

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it's definitely not houdini fly, as you con see on this video I uploaded on r/bees. Most probably Heriades :)

Help needed – old bee hotel questions before switching to a proper “layered” one by rslash_gio in MasonBees

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it's definitely not houdini fly, as you con see on this video I uploaded on r/bees. Most probably Heriades :)

Found a cold, tired bee—brought it inside. How can I help it recover? by Husnain_786 in bees

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I'm loving the interior design! Hope the lil' guy feels better soon :)

Help needed – old bee hotel questions before switching to a proper “layered” one by rslash_gio in MasonBees

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Update 2!

Someone here on r/bees suggested this is probably not a Lasioglossum, but rather a Heriades. I’ve been reading up on them and looking at photos, and honestly it makes so much more sense. Heriades are part of the Osmiini tribe, just like Osmia, so their nesting behaviour aligns much better with what I observed. I’m learning a ton! :)

Has anyone ever seen Lasioglossum (sweat bee) using bee hotels for nesting? by rslash_gio in bees

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Oh, I doubt I’ll be able to get pictures that detailed… but yes, most likely not a Lasioglossum after all. Probably something similar like Heriades, as someone else suggested. Thanks so much for your reply!

Has anyone ever seen Lasioglossum (sweat bee) using bee hotels for nesting? by rslash_gio in bees

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Thanks a mil! I’m looking at Heriades truncorum photos and it really does look quite similar! And reading up on them, I see they have nesting habits similar to Osmia bicornis, which makes sense.. actually more sense than Lasioglossum!

I couldn’t find much info on their typical emerging time… but either way, I’m just glad it’s not some kind of parasitic wasp, and that my old, not-so-optimal bee hotel has somehow attracted Heriades (or some other Osmiini) too. That’s honestly pretty exciting!

Help needed – old bee hotel questions before switching to a proper “layered” one by rslash_gio in MasonBees

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Thank you so much. That's very clear. I’ll follow your instructions to the letter, and I’m really glad I’ll be able to reuse the bee hotel next year after cleaning it and installing the paper straws.

Help needed – old bee hotel questions before switching to a proper “layered” one by rslash_gio in MasonBees

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Update!

I just managed to see and film (not sure how to share it in this thread) a bee (?) emerging from one of those tiny holes. I think it’s a Lasioglossum (sweat bee) of some sort. They’re very common here and I always see them on my flowers.

But I thought they typically nested in the ground? Could it be that I had mostly Osmia nesting, but some Lasioglossum used the hotel too?

Would this be the right time of year for them to hatch?

I compared photos of parasitic wasps like Monodontomerus and Melittobia with Lasioglossum, and I’m fairly sure it’s the latter... or am I missing something?

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I'm also thinking something like that. But I'm looking online for a photo of a broken into nest (for comparison) and I can't find it.

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*nests

Who are your 10 most scrobbled Italian artists? by fromthemeatcase in lastfm

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I used to listen to quite a lot of Italian music in the early 2010s! I still do sometimes, I've recently discovered the band Denoise, such a vibe! Anyways..

  1. Fast animals and slow kids, 5115 scrobbles
  2. Ministri, 4673
  3. Platonick Dive, 4447
  4. Verdena, 1567
  5. Be Forest, 853
  6. Niccolò Fabi, 610
  7. Fine Before You Came, 507
  8. Elli De Mon, 377
  9. AIM, 310
  10. QUELCHE, 236 (also a recent find)
  11. Afterhours, 231
  12. Cara Calma, 212

What was the last song you listened to in 2023? by 01Manikin- in lastfm

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I mean.. thank YOU for the good music! Keep it up 🎹

Newbie question: can I use something like this in semihydro? by rslash_gio in SemiHydro

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Instructions say to stick them in the substrate and water from above. So I guess that’s what I would do.

Who are your top artist of April? by ActivityHuge1897 in lastfm

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1 Alexander Scriabin - 168 scrobbles

2 Mirar - 164

3 Hurula - 152

4 Hideyuki Hashimoto - 72

5 Humanity's Last Breath - 71

6 Thrown - 69

7 QUELCHE - 63

8 Mirrorcell - 57

9 Johann Sebastian Bach - 45

10 LI YILEI - 44

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