Nature and Gardening

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All things green, outdoors, and nature-y. Whether it's animals in their natural habitat, hiking trails and mountains, or planting a little garden for yourself (and everything in between), you can talk about it here.

See also our Environment community, which is focused on weather, climate, climate change, and stuff like that.

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TIL most bee species are solitary, "in the sense that every female is fertile, and typically inhabits a nest she constructs herself." (en.wikipedia.org)

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truly thought all bees lived in big hives with queens and workers

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[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I gave up trying to identify all the native solitary bees, wasps, and flies I've drawn out with native plants over the years. Turns out my area has over 700 types of native bees alone.

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[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Well, you could take pictures and upload them to iNaturalist! That's what I do at least. It's like catching pokemon but you get to know your local bee species for example :)

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