Habitat for Solitary Bee
Habitat for Solitary Bee
Carly Halpern
Nerea Feliz Studio
The design of this habitat was inspired by rippling water.
Meet the Pollinator
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Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)
Learn more about the unique lifestyle of the Eastern carpenter bee. Voiced by Kit Schneider.
TranscriptI am an Eastern carpenter bee. I only have a little bit of time to talk, so I’ll try to make this quick!
I look a bit like a bumble bee, but our lifestyles are very different. I live with my family inside a hunk of wood. I started my nest by chewing a hole into the cleanest, straightest piece of cedar wood I could find.
Using my powerful mandibles, I can dig about one inch of tunnel per day. My offspring live in one tunnel, my food goes in another, and I have other tunnels for the female bees who are here helping me out. When I’m not digging, I collect pollen from many different crops and flowers to feed everyone.
My two years of life have been tough. But my little nest has grown large, and I did my best to make it as cozy as possible.
Okay––gotta go! Bye!
