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Irish bee expert urges gardeners to protect solitary bees

Original: # theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 69. If you are lucky enough to have # solitarybees in your garden - LOOK A

An Irish bee enthusiast is continuing a daily series of basic bee facts, this time telling gardeners lucky enough to host solitary bees to look after them. The post explains that solitary bees nest alone in cavities in ground, timber or walls, fly for only a few weeks, do not swarm and are excellent pollinators, encouraging people to support them in their gardens.

Why now: Gardeners are being reminded it is the active season for solitary bees and that simple habits can help declining pollinators.

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• # theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 69. If you are lucky enough to have # solitarybees in your garden - LOOK AFTER THEM! They build small solitary nests in cavities in the ground/timber/walls, fly for only a few weeks, don’t swarm and are superb # pollinators . # bees… · thebeeguy@mastodon.ie · 16

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