I love these. Some nest in a chalet-style bee-box I found in the street. Every year, they hatch out, empty the rubbish out of the holes and then fill them up again. You can see some of the rubbish coming out of the holes at the bottom. And you can tell they’re about because of the cuts on the leaves…

When the fence fell over in the winter, I put the box in the greenhouse and stuck it back in the garden when it was all done. They seem to be up to their usuals again. Can it be good for generations of bees to grow up and breed and die and grow up in such a small area? Or maybe there are lots more than I realise. Here’s action the early July 2022…