Emerging bees

[dmclean3]

Hi folks,
I went to the bug house to see if there was any change, and found that about 4 holes had been opened , the bees were nowhere arround but the one in the 2nd and 3rd pic is a leafcutter bee- Megachile centuncularis and is inspecting or cleaning out the hole ready for the next egg laying bit,
There are still some holes on the left hand side that are still stopped up, I'm hoping I can get a pic of one of the bees emerging, you can see the holes in the leaves where they have chewed through to get out on the right,
Duncan





The holes are 8mm

[Suzanne B]

Hi Duncan
What a great series of photos and very satisfying to know that the bees are using your bug house.
Leaf cutter bees are fascinating to watch aren't they. I don't have many plants in my back yard but we had some bees last year that made many trips over many days to exactly the same plant. We could almost time how long it would take to cut the leaf, take it back and then return to the plant. I hope they return this year now.
Have the others emerged yet?