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

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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Our exploitation if honeybees for honey and crop pollination in turn pushes out native bee species, which then causes native flora to lose pollinators with which they have a symbiosis. There are bee nests you can buy or even make (they're basically blocks of wood with deep holes of the right size) to help them survive, along with generally changing consumer habits to reduce exploitation.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    We had these super cute bees at my previous job.

    Directly translated they'd be called "Ground Bees". I don't know what they are called in english. But they were adorable.

    Small, dark orange and fuzzy.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Maybe something like Andrena?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    You are correct! Andrena haemorrhoa it would seem.

    Orange-tailed Mining Bee.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    There are many different Andrena species though and identification is not always possible by photos only. But yeah, A. haemorrhoa is the most common one I've seen so far (in Germany) and it seems to be easier to ID as well (according to IDs made on my iNat observations)

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  • [–] 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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