Leaf-cutting bee at work

Leaf-cutting Bees are solitary insects and females do all the work provisioning the nest with cut leaves, pollen and nectar. In this video a female builds a nest in a ceramic water fountain. Leaf-cutting Bees do not eat the leaves that they collect, but instead use them to construct nest cells in which they lay their eggs (see video). This video is part of the Terra Explorer Project.

[@CaptainJack63]

I was very impressed to see the Leaf-cutter was able to use a large cylinder that isn't their normal type of home. She must have been a very happy bee to find a Bee Mansion.

[@Mooniicky]

Thanks for putting up this video. It's helped me identify what I thought was a wasp nesting in my flower tub...

[@lindapindabelinda3570]

Google said you knew what was happening to the roses. Thanks for an excellent explanation.

[@bryonsdds9972]

Excellent video and explanation!

[@barrywinters1142]

Thanks

[@tago8039]

Video quality is excellent. Would like to see 1 actually cutting a leaf and what the leaf looks like if it left any part of it.

[@nunyabiznis817]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6iWmnSQg96mqLc

[@MrMkknowles]

I have a leaf cutter bee nesting in my wind chime .fascinating

[@tago8039]

Finally saw one cutting a leaf on our rose bush - Have 2 boxes waiting for them but no bees yet.

[@tago8039]

Nunya Biznis Thanks for the link 👍

[@infinexpo]

Wow finally got to see their nest! 😀 Check out the leaf-cutting skills of these bees in video link below kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKW2pYmrfNJpgbM