In an eco-crisis, much of the general public’s attention focuses of the importance of bees. Yet this focus obscures the reality they are simply one of thousands of pollinators, all competing for same resources and habitat.
As plants and pollinators have co-evolved together over time, pollinators have distinct chemical markers and other behaviours to pollinate certain flowers.
A great run-down of evidence to focus on wild bees like this one can be found on German news site DW here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSYgDssQUtA
A wild beauty was found yesterday, feasting on a suburban garden. Probably a wild carpenter bee thanks to iNaturalist, a popular citizen scientist app.
Just a hopeful reminder that providing habitat and food for non-human species can develop an ecosystem that benefits all..