All:
Am looking at when and where bumblebees make nests in birds nests or bird boxes.
If any of you have any experiences / photos I would love to hear about them off or online. �A colleague working in my lab is planning on developing a better bumblebee nest and we are harvesting info about nest material. �We know that they will use old bird nests, but don't have much experience with the rates....and situations....
Thanks
sam
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The February Bee
The bumblebee crept out on the stone steps.
No roses. Nothing to gather.
Nothing but itself, the cold air,
and the spring light.
It rubbed its legs together
as if it wished to start a fire
and wear its warmth.
Under its smart yellow bands
the black body shone like patent leather.
It groomed itself, like a pilot
ready for takeoff and yet not ready:
when my shadow fell over him
he flicked his wings, checking them,
and took off into the bare garden.
- Nancy Willard
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