Saw a bee carrying a leaf fragment out of the corner of my eye disappearing into a hole in my decrepit wooden balcony rail. Intrigued I hung around and managed to get these snaps with my iPhone, Fascinating insects. Leaf-cutting bees / RHS Gardening
These are the leaves after she has visited, often Rose and always these really neat semi-circles.Thanks Paulo, apparently she's using the leaf fragments to build cells within her nest, which she'll provision with nectar and pollen.
Other way around for me, I know where she gets the leaves from, but not where the nest is........ I had hoped to bring this full circle and show you some pics of the neat semi-circle Darrel mentioned, but alas none have anything missing. I'll continue the search tomorrow.
The Rose is David Austen one, <"Harlow Carr">, a horrible thorny thing with floppy stems, but a fantastic flowerer, disease free and very sweetly scented.These are the leaves after she has visited, often Rose and always these really neat semi-circles.
Sounds lovely. Is the house old as well?My plot includes the old rose garden
Ah, thank you. No the house was built in the late 1970s, and hasn't been touched since, and needs a full refurb. The rotting railing is just one of many projects that need attention, and the last on a long list. But that's proven to be very fortuitousSounds lovely. Is the house old as well?