![]() Some of the more distinctive ones that are common in gardens are described in my fact sheet about solitary bees and gardens.Īlthough they are known as solitary bees, some species will group their nest cells together in aggregations, and a few have evolved social behaviour rather like bumblebees. Harmless to us, they are predators of small insects. ![]() A number of species of small solitary wasps share a similar lifestyle. Others use the hollow stems of dead plants such as brambles, or tunnels previously bored into dead wood by beetles. You can leave areas of bare soil or gravel in your garden for these. ![]() Most species nest in small tunnels or holes in the ground or in sandy banks, piles of sand, or crumbling mortar or sparse starved lawns. ![]() How to Make and Manage a Bee Hotel: Instructions that Really WorkĭOWNLOAD A PDF VERSION OF THIS WEB PAGE (12 page pdf)Īs well as Bumblebees and Honey bees (that live socially) there are over 240 species of wild bees in the UK that are called 'solitary bees' because they make individual nest cells for their larvae. ![]()
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