Bees nesting in a plant pot ?
"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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"Mary Fisher" writes:
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| But black looking bees are normally honey bees
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| ???
Yes. In the UK, the most common black looking bee is the melanistic
form of the honey bee.
Black bees are pretty rare though.
| IF they are honey bees and the compost is moist they might visit it for
| water but they'd only sit on the surface to sip it.
They might crawl through 1/2" of coarse gravel to get at it, though.
I've never seen it. They'd find something more accessible.
Mary
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