Emma Parker, Life of Burrowing Bees (ANIMALS 2026)

Burrow repairs and maintenance of the burrowing bees, undertaken by the female bee after mating, who spends the day removing stones from the burrow area, flying to get food to fill the burrows for newborns and filling the nectar in the cells within the burrow

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