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Colin PurringtonJust an example of an insect hotel you should never, ever buy. The jagged ends of the reeds can damage the wings of mason bees as they try to back out. Splinters might even trap them inside. Manufactured by Dobar (Gronau, Germany) and sold by Lidl. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/lidl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lidl</a>

Colin PurringtonHuge compilation of tips for maintaining an insect hotel, by Elsa Youngsteadt and Meredith Favre. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/wasps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wasps</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a href="https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/how-to-manage-a-successful-bee-hotel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/how-to-manage-a-successful-bee-hotel</a>

The Keeper of the BeesSharing a little fly perched on a petal for <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23InsectThursday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectThursday</a> Can you spot her? <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Nature" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Insects" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Insects</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Pollinators" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollinators</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Flowers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flowers</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Bloomscrolling" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bloomscrolling</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Hiking" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hiking</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Ireland%F0%9F%8C%BF" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ireland🌿</a> 📷me

Broken Feather<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#butterflies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecosystem</a>

daieno bikaThe <a class="hashtag" href="https://akkoma.steadhaven.xyz/tag/coltsfoot" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coltsfoot</a> is out! It lives in the sandy areas alongside our road. I was so startled when we first moved here - what were these <a class="hashtag" href="https://akkoma.steadhaven.xyz/tag/dandelions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dandelions</a> doing out so early?? But they aren’t dandelions. The flowers do look different if you examine them closely, as do the stems that hold them up. Plus, the leaves don’t even make an appearance until the weather has warmed up, and those don’t look anything like dandelion leaves at all. Does anyone know which <a class="hashtag" href="https://akkoma.steadhaven.xyz/tag/pollinators" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> come to these? Our vernal miner bees aren’t even out yet, as far as I can tell. <a class="hashtag" href="https://akkoma.steadhaven.xyz/tag/newengland" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewEngland</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://akkoma.steadhaven.xyz/tag/bloomscrolling" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bloomscrolling</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://akkoma.steadhaven.xyz/tag/weeds" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weeds</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://akkoma.steadhaven.xyz/tag/gardening" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://akkoma.steadhaven.xyz/tag/springflowers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpringFlowers</a>

keadamanderkeadamander (<a href="https://pixelfed.social/keadamander" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@keadamander@pixelfed.social</a>)<a href="https://pixelfed.social/p/keadamander/813094188682793901" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pixelfed.social/p/keadamander/813094188682793901</a>> Pollinator at Work <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/helios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#helios</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/helios44" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#helios44</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/helios44m" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#helios44m</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/macrobee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrobee</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/beeonflower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beeonflower</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/naturemacro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturemacro</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/insectphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insectphotography</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/yellowbloom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yellowbloom</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/beecloseup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beecloseup</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/flowerandbee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flowerandbee</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/macro_perfection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro_perfection</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/gardeninsects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardeninsects</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/buzzingbeauty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#buzzingbeauty</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/springpollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springpollinators</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/natureintimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#natureintimate</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/beesofinstagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beesofinstagram</a>

Maria in the gardenThe hungry little queens have awoken <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebee</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crocus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crocus</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/irisreticulata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#irisreticulata</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bloomscrolling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/puutarha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#puutarha</a>

TomYellow pollen going into the hives today.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beekeeping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoneyBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HoneyBees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apiary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apiary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BeeVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeVideo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BeeMovie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeMovie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bee</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/April1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#April1</a>

Colin PurringtonVideo of a female mason bee (Osmia sp.) backing out of a tunnel at my insect hotel. This is the observation wing (pulls out and has plexiglas cover) so I'd be delighted if she chose to nest there. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/osmia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#osmia</a>

Pollinators<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Snoro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Snoro</a> Pollinators do not approve of this trend. <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>.

Pollinators<a href="https://expressional.social/@lionelb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lionelb</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/@BathNature" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BathNature</a> It is a very fine proboscis. Is there a blossom just that size? <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>.

LionelB<a href="https://ecoevo.social/@BathNature" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BathNature</a> At first I thought this the same as yours but this visitor to my garden is more unusual.This is (unsurprisingly!) a Dotted Bee-fly (Bombylius discolor).The range is limited but I am in the middle of it. <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>

LionelBMy persistence paid off. Lots of failures but here a success. This is another Hairy-footed Flower Bee. <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/solitarybees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solitarybees</a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>

Pollinators<a href="https://mastodon.online/@mizblueprint" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mizblueprint</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/@GhostOnTheHalfShell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GhostOnTheHalfShell</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ai6yr</a> Thank you for providing habitat for the blue orchard bees and others. <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>.

Dorgaldirs Garden🐝✨ Found a Syrphus enjoying the flowers of Berberis aquifolium! These hoverflies are amazing pollinators and a welcome sight in the garden. Love seeing nature at work! 🌿💛 <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Syrphus?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphus</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Hoverfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hoverfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pollinators?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollinators</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BerberisAquifolium?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BerberisAquifolium</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/WildlifeInTheGarden?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WildlifeInTheGarden</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SpringFlowers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpringFlowers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BotanyLovers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BotanyLovers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MacroPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MacroPhotography</a>

Colin PurringtonIn bee news, male Osmia are showing up at the insect hotel in my back yard (Swarthmore, PA, USA). The females never choose to use these tunnels, sadly, opting instead for the smaller, paper-lined cavities in the wood blocks. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MasonBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MasonBees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a>

LionelBThe sunny side of the cherry tree overhangs the street, so I am struggling. Lots of blurred images. This rear view of a Hairy-footed Flower Bee is decently detailed.There are lots of them and the fact that they are so noisy gives the tree a very June-like buzz. <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/solitarybees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solitarybees</a>

Bomengidsnlimportant <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trees</a> species that feed early insects <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollinators</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bloomscrolling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/DutchTrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DutchTrees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/EUTrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EUTrees</a>

rooftopjaxxTaking a break from working on the allotment and Hackney Marshes this afternoon: Cherry blossom and pollinators of Springfield Park in Hackney <a href="https://ecoevo.social/@ReNatureLdn/114176486522528272" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ecoevo.social/@ReNatureLdn/114176486522528272</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spring</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sakura</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HackneyWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackneyWildlife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpringfieldPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpringfieldPark</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hackney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hackney</a>

ReNature LdnSunday March 30th. Cherry blossom and pollinators of Springfield Park in Hackney <a href="https://ecoevo.social/@ReNatureLdn/114176486522528272" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ecoevo.social/@ReNatureLdn/114176486522528272</a><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spring</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Sakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sakura</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/HackneyWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackneyWildlife</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/SpringfieldPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpringfieldPark</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Hackney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hackney</a>Photos 🧵 1/7

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