We thinned the labrador tea bushes this Thanksgiving weekend, as they were getting very thick. Planted sphagnum in flattened areas. As we worked we heard tree frogs singing. Crisp fall air. |
| we found two solitary bees buzzing under the sphagnum and digging in the peat. Here's the first one. We need an ID |
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| Second bee, looks to be the same species, dorsal side |
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| Second bee, ventral side |
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| Peat had to be flattened by jumping on plywood prior to planting sphagnum moss (below) |
