Foraging specialisation
polylectic
Several families
Pollen available
Yes
Flight period
IV-VI
Body length male (mm)
8-13
Lifestyle
Nesting above and underground. Nests are built in various natural and man-made structures including pre-existing holes and cavities in soft mortar walls and vertical earth faces, dead wood, cracks around window frames, hollow plant stems, empty snail shells and key holes. Common dwellers of nesting boxes. Brood cell partitions and terminal plug are made of wet mud that is transported in the mandibles are shaped using the facial horns.
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Geographical distribution
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Species
Osmia bicornis
Foraging specialisation
polylectic
Several families
Pollen available
Yes
Flight period
IV-VI
Body length female (mm)
8-13
Body length male (mm)
8-13
Lifestyle
Nesting above and underground. Nests are built in various natural and man-made structures including pre-existing holes and cavities in soft mortar walls and vertical earth faces, dead wood, cracks around window frames, hollow plant stems, empty snail shells and key holes. Common dwellers of nesting boxes. Brood cell partitions and terminal plug are made of wet mud that is transported in the mandibles are shaped using the facial horns.
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