tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post8789617588303252497..comments2023-11-15T11:50:53.324+00:00Comments on BugBlog: Bees by behaviourAfrica Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-33210186292853690282015-06-02T05:26:06.654+01:002015-06-02T05:26:06.654+01:00Hello Africa,
What a wonderful blog - fabulous pic...Hello Africa,<br />What a wonderful blog - fabulous pictures and such attention to detail! Brava!<br />I would like to use the two leafcutter bee photos in this post on my blog. wildbeeproject.com. Blog is non commercial. I live in UT, USA.<br />Also related to this post... my colleagues Joseph Wilson and Olivia Carrill are publishing a bee-watching guide of sorts for North American later this year - "Bees in Your Backyard" Princeton University Press. I'm quite excited about it.<br />Take care,<br />Laura<br />http://www.wildbeeproject.com/new-blog/Lahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15706278419979437914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-32969435660460706102013-04-14T17:51:56.944+01:002013-04-14T17:51:56.944+01:00Thank you for commenting Beatriz, I hope the time ...Thank you for commenting Beatriz, I hope the time has come. With more online resources and wonderful books like yours the public is becoming more knowledgeable about bees and pollinators in general.Africa Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-31128055095813097802013-04-14T16:20:21.480+01:002013-04-14T16:20:21.480+01:00"Bee watching", "Pollinator watchin..."Bee watching", "Pollinator watching". I have been pushing for them for several years. Maybe the time has come.<br />http://pollinators.blogspot.com/2013/04/flower-visitors.html<br /><br />http://www.pollinator.org/PDFs/BeeBasicsBook.pdfBeatriz Moissethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745938472052790104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-51550816843893556972012-08-13T00:34:51.576+01:002012-08-13T00:34:51.576+01:00Yes, agree - great post. I've been trying hard...Yes, agree - great post. I've been trying hard to find that bird book equivalent for bees and other bugs in the Pacific Northwest of the US. Doesn't look like such exists.<br /><br />But, your post points out some ways I could start to assemble it, learning along the way. A fun thing to pursue with my toddler son, who points out bees wherever we go, and is starting to ask more questions about them.Kennethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050281236586599064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-80279674782519629272012-07-28T00:37:03.608+01:002012-07-28T00:37:03.608+01:00Thanks soo much, Africa; I feel a lot better now. ...Thanks soo much, Africa; I feel a lot better now. I'm very fond of Hymenoptera :)<br />I simply couldn't watch that Resin Bee undo all of the Leafcutter's hard work. I allowed it to warm-up, and released it in another location (~200 meters away). Thanks again!batdetectors@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073278129551997043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-7931039379099133742012-07-28T00:01:33.301+01:002012-07-28T00:01:33.301+01:00Thank you Al, it makes sense to me, I cannot even ...Thank you Al, it makes sense to me, I cannot even capture specimens for ID purposes, I have a live and let live approach with them. I didn't know about the invasive Resin bees, good luck with your Leafcutters!Africa Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-13118730029382149172012-07-27T23:13:53.376+01:002012-07-27T23:13:53.376+01:00I absolutely adore this post! Bee watching is one ...I absolutely adore this post! Bee watching is one of my passions. I just a break from bee watching to type this comment! I'm a bit concerned - It seems that the Giant Resin Bees (Megachile sculpturalis) are intent on opening up & taking over the completed tunnels of the Leafcutter Bees. 2 so far, in my bee block. I'm partial to the lovely Leafcutters...and so, the Resin bee is in the cooler until I decide what I should do. Although, it appears that they are an invasive Sp. in this Country.<br />I've started collecting Hymenoptera (Schmidt boxes, etc.) again... -But- I only purchase specimens. Although I have the equipment, I cannot bring myself to euthanize any bees or wasps in my garden. I enjoy them, and I simply want them to flourish. Does that make any sense to you? Cheers, Albatdetectors@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073278129551997043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-46840217550096631842012-07-26T22:42:52.059+01:002012-07-26T22:42:52.059+01:00Thank you all for your lovely comments! I consider...Thank you all for your lovely comments! I consider myself as a keen amateur beewatcher, I am still learning at quite a pace, so I think far from writing a whole book on the subject! but it is a nice thought...Africa Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-57799899333766953082012-07-26T16:07:35.740+01:002012-07-26T16:07:35.740+01:00I couldn't agree more about the rewards of wat...I couldn't agree more about the rewards of watching the bees. I love watching for them to come back every year, and hoping for more I hadn't seen before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-77614175304221524662012-07-26T12:04:43.031+01:002012-07-26T12:04:43.031+01:00Yes, I have learned so much, too ... and am very g...Yes, I have learned so much, too ... and am very grateful to the Cabinet of Curiosities blog for sending me here. Might you consider writing that guide for us all? I have been following Seabrooke's blog for some years, and it has been exciting this year to see her <a href="http://seabrookeleckie.com/the-new-peterson-moth-guide/" rel="nofollow">Moth guide</a> published.Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-6849480945258793582012-07-26T11:28:58.335+01:002012-07-26T11:28:58.335+01:00Brilliant post - thanks! I'm learning a lot fr...Brilliant post - thanks! I'm learning a lot from your blog ...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.com