Author Gary Taylor ◦ A quick one before I start my yard work… I spotted this little male Hylaeus on a Flame Grevillea (eriostachya) yesterday. He looked like was about to “bubble” but the wind was waving the long, skinny…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ “Peek-a-boo…”…the Amegilla (Blue banded bees) love the Morning Glory flowers, but they are only morning glory, by midday they’re closing up, done, finito, to be replaced by brand new ones the next morning… For the sleepyhead…
Author Marc Newman ◦ This male Dawson’s Burrowing Bee is checking if a female may be forthcoming. I doubt there was room to turn around and we didn’t see them backing in so this male is probably just entering the…
Euryglossinae and Hylaeinae Author Gary Taylor ◦ I gotta admit I’m a bit of a fan of our lesser noticed (but often more exquisite) little native bees, particularly Euryglossinae and Hylaeinae. Ok, quick run down here, bare with me, I’ll…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ You notice over time that certain types of flowers will attract certain types of bees, yet others aren’t remotely interested… But everyone loves a platypus. Eucalyptus platypus, also known as the Coastal Moort, has to bee…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ My posts are usually happy but this one’s a bit of a sad one… I was standing near my BeeTown, but just back a bit ‘cos I’d noticed several different male Megachiles using a nearby post…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ The making of the resin bee’s nesting cap So, The Art of a “resin bee” making her nursery chamber cap… I’ve used a couple of different species to put this together. The first two pics are…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ Another common sight on the Morning Glory vine that has taken over at my place (hey, it’s green, it flowers profusely, the bees love it…) is Thyreus waroonensis, or (rather unimaginatively) the Waroona Cuckoo bee. For…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ what I do know, is that the more you know, the more you know… you really need to know more… These pics are in reverse order… First pic, “How’s this, is that better? Have you got…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ …clinging to a rock like a koala on a gum tree Found an awesome new spot a couple of weeks ago. It was my last day off before work started again, and I should point out…