[Pollinator] Snail shell-nesting mason bees

[Matthew Shepherd]

This link was posted on our Facebook page. It’s a fascinating piece from
BBC Radio 4 about mason bees in southern England that make their nests in
old snail shells.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b043w5t7



Do we have similar shell-nesting bees in North America?



Matthew



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