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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Red Mason Bee

Osmia bicornis

About

A compact, ginger-haired solitary bee that nests in hollow stems and bee hotels. It is an exceptionally efficient pollinator of fruit trees in spring.

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Did You Know?

A single red mason bee can do the pollination work of 120 honeybees on apple trees.