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Tiny native bees zip and zoom around their nesting site. Sweat bee (Lasioglossum).
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Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees Videos
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Tiny native bees zip and zoom around their nesting site. Sweat bee (Lasioglossum).
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Watch hairy bee (Leioproctus fulvescens) digging in the ground.
Video credit: Hairy bee (Leioproctus fulvescens) digging at Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
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Watch sweat bee and see pollen on her back legs and tummy.
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Watch hairy bee collecting pollen from a pōhutukawa flower.
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Watch tiny sweat bees darting around their nesting site on the ground.
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Watch hairy bee mama digging a nesting tunnel and two bees mating.
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Watch hairy bee go ‘bottoms up’ under the sand … wait for it … and pop back up again!
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Watch native bee disappearing into her nesting tunnel.
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Watch hairy bees’ whizz around their nesting site at the beach.
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Will hairy bee escape tiger beetle’s clutches? Watch the scuffle and find out!
Video credit: Luna Grey
Bonus Video
Mask bee (Hylaeus) blowing nectar bubbles!
Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees Posters
Poster 1
Native Bees
Poster 2
Masked Bees
Poster 3
Sweat Bees
Poster 4
Hairy Bees
These posters were made possible by a collaboration with photographer Birgit Rhode on behalf of © Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, B J Donovan Fauna of New Zealand No. 57, 2007, Kaitiaki Creations – N Hart & S Wihongi (kaitiaki.creations@autistici.org)
Useful websites about bumblebees
New Zealand Bumblebee Conservation Trust: www.nzbct.org.nz
The House of Science “What’s the Buzz?” resource box offers hands-on science activities about bumblebees. Check to see if a House of Science has a branch operating in your area: www.houseofscience.nz
Biobees website to see full information on ordering a Bee Box (requires 4 weeks): www.biobees.co.nz
Bumblebee Conservation Trust based in the UK: www.bumblebeeconservation.org