tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3946913143265151282.post9047485603377043460..comments2023-04-03T14:02:36.102+01:00Comments on Pencil and Leaf: New Bees in the Block and a Leafcutter.sharp green pencilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995814359038535193noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3946913143265151282.post-66621015861344606402012-09-14T05:43:50.258+01:002012-09-14T05:43:50.258+01:00Belated thanks for the comments.
Africa: I am so...Belated thanks for the comments. <br /><br />Africa: I am so grateful for your ID and help. I am sure now it is leaiana. Very dainty and busy little bees. You blog is as always superb and ever informative.<br /><br />Diana. I love that you offer roses.. I mean.. how could they not accept such a kind offer. This year has been an eye opener for me . bees dont always follow the book!sharp green pencilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03995814359038535193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3946913143265151282.post-39257470147819009122012-08-16T22:39:24.134+01:002012-08-16T22:39:24.134+01:00Your new bee looks like Osmia leaiana, it loves kn...Your new bee looks like Osmia leaiana, it loves knapweeds and uses chewed leaf materials for her nest. I also had them as new garden residents this year. My megachile use Circaea lutetiana and occasionally potentilla petals, but never rose leaves. It is great so see new bees this late in the year, I wonder if this is a second brood of the species.Africa Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3946913143265151282.post-70699190385310669412012-07-30T22:11:16.054+01:002012-07-30T22:11:16.054+01:00I offer roses, and wait hopefully for leafcutter b...I offer roses, and wait hopefully for leafcutter bees. We had them in the Camps Bay garden. Perhaps they will find us here.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.com