Two of the city parks here in Tallahassee have large populations of miner bees, numbering in the many thousands. The bees open their burrows in late February or early March and forage for nectar and pollen with which they stock their nest. Males form chaotic, low level swarms over the open female nests, and pounce females to try to mate with them. I think success is probably low. By the end of March, the bees have closed their burrows again, not to reappear until next year.
Two of the city parks here in Tallahassee have large populations of miner bees, numbering in the many thousands. The bees open their burrows in late February or early March and forage for nectar and pollen with which they stock their nest. Males form chaotic, low level swarms over the open female nests, and pounce females to try to mate with them. I think success is probably low. By the end of March, the bees have closed their burrows again, not to reappear until next year.
You know what has an amazing diversity of insects and other creatures? A compost pile! I even found snails in ours!