Mason bee and leaf cutter bee nest

---

A nest of tubes used by red mason bees, blue mason bees and leaf cutter bees. The tubes have been sealed with mud and leaf fragments and the nest itself is attached to a post in a garden.

---

Size: 5119px × 3620px
Location: Barton on Sea, Hampshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Rosemary Owen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: bee, beneficial, circle, completed, cutter, cylinder, eco-system, encouraging, environment, environmentally, filling, garden, habitat, home, homes, insect, insects, leaf, mason, mud, nature, nest, occupied, pollinating, pollination, pollinator, seal, sealed, sensitive, tube, tubes, wildlife