Bee nesting?

[Containergardener]

Hi

Ive just noticed what i assume are a pair of bees going into a terracotta pot i have a dianthus in.
They are takng bits of leaves in.

What can i do ...should i do anything?

[veggiechicken]

I'd leave them to it but, maybe, move it out of the way of the dog?

Probably a leaf cutting bee https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=829
Good for pollination and harmless unless disturbed. Sting not as powerful as "normal" bee.

[nickdub]

Hi

Ive just noticed what i assume are a pair of bees going into a terracotta pot i have a dianthus in.
They are takng bits of leaves in.

What can i do ...should i do anything?

Leave em to it - don't over-water the pot - probably solitary bees - they lay an egg, take in some green-stuff for the larva to feed on then - go off somewhere-else to repeat the process.

[Containergardener]

Thanks VG ,Will move well away from dog, she will try and catch them...as yet hasnt noticed. I only spotted them earlier.

Thanks Nickdub. Luckily dianthus are happy more dry.

[nickdub]

They won't be at it long - couple of days, then off else-where - I get them in the walls of my cottage and also in bits of bamboo, if the hole is the right size.

[Babru]

How lovely. Any idea how long it takes to get new little bees?

[nickdub]

be a lot of info on the net about their life cycle I'd think - I'm not sure how many types there are in this country, but if you start with googling "solitary bees" it'll probably take you a life time to read it all. :-)

[Babru]

I looked up the net and all say that the bees will pupate over the winter and emerge next spring.

[nickdub]

A couple of days ago I spotted a bee at the end of a plastic windowsill at my Cottage. She was there again yesterday, taking stuff in to a hole accessing the hollow sill, where part of the end-cap had come off. It always brings a smile to my face when I see nature taking advantage of some modern construction. It also goes to show if you're not too tidy and leave things a bit down-at-heel, sometimes it provides opportunities for life to get a grip in the cracks.

Happy Gardening :-)