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Mignonette Yellow-face Bee<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Appearance<\/h4>

A small, slender bee with a shiny black body. Males display distinctive white or yellow face markings that resemble a \u2018mask.\u2019 Unlike many bees, this species has very little body hair, which can lead to confusion with wasps or flies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Special traits<\/h4>

The Mignonette Yellow-face Bee is highly dependent on specific plant species. As an oligolectic species, it serves as an indicator for calcareous, flower-rich environments. The preservation and restoration of such habitats are crucial for the survival of this bee.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Interesting facts<\/h4>

The Mignonette Yellow-face Bee is highly dependent on specific plant species. As an oligolectic species, it serves as an indicator for calcareous, flower-rich environments. The preservation and restoration of such habitats are crucial for the survival of this bee.<\/p>\n

What distinguishes this bee from others is its social behaviour. Normally, wild bees are solitary, but in wormer climates this species works together in small groups. About 4 to 5 unfertilised females remain in their mother's nest and help with brood care.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Physical location of the BeeTotem<\/h4>

Plantage Westermanplantsoen, opposite the main entrance of Artis Zoo, in central Amsterdam, NL. Coordinats 52 \u00b0<\/b> 21 \u2018 56.2134 N 4 \u00b0<\/b> 54 \u2018 45.5688 E<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Beetotem and Beehotel<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Hortus BeeTotem & BeeHotel for the Mignonette Yellow-face Bee<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

The name \u2018the Hortus BeeTotem\u2019 embodies a vital new alliance \u2014 where botanical gardens reach beyond their traditional borders and sow life into the urban fabric. By creating refuges for wild bees and their plants together with neighbourhood residents, they inspire communities to become stewards of biodiversity \u2014 before it vanishes irreversibly.<\/p>\n

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The Mignonette Yellow-face Bee is also a RefuBee and depends on both food and shelter. The BeeTotem and BeeHotel are therefore specifically designed for this bee. For the Reseda Masked Bee, this means an above-ground BeeHotel with holes 10 cm deep and 3\u20135 mm in diameter, completely waterproof, and oriented toward the morning sun in spring. Made entirely from recycled materials, it is also remarkably sustainable.<\/p>\n

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Although tiger worms typically produce rich, fertile soil, Reseda thrives in nutrient-poor, calcareous soils. This contrast creates a tension within the BeeTotem. Still, the worms indirectly contribute to the quality of pollen and nectar, as their compost stimulates microbial life at the soil level and may enhance the scent of flowers. This results in a subtle synergy between scarcity and abundance \u2014 a collaboration in service of biodiversity.<\/p>\n

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The Mignonette Yellow-face Bee is highly dependent on specific plants for food. It is essential that these plants are grown around the BeeTotem to support the bee. Equally important is that host families and their neighbours grow these plants in their backyards or on balconies. In this way, a local network \u2014 the clan of the Large Yellow-face Bee, begins to take shape, with people actively helping to prevent the extinction of this species.<\/p>\n

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In urban environments where humans often strive for order and tidiness, it is important to realise that nature can thrive when we leave parts of it untouched and allow for some wildness. This requires a shift in mindset \u2014 and practical adjustments. The plants needed by the Large Yellow-face Bee grow best in dry, calcareous, and nutrient-poor soil. This can be achieved simply by mixing crushed seashells, eggshells, or limestone into the soil where they are planted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Plants for the<\/h2>\n

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Wild mignonette<\/h4>
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Latin<\/td>\nReseda lutea<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Environment<\/td>\nFull sun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size<\/td>\n30\u2013100 cm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bloom<\/td>\nJune \u2013 September<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lifespan<\/td>\nBiennial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soil<\/td>\nDry, calcareous, low-nutrient <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Latin<\/td>\nReseda luteola<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Environment<\/td>\nFull sun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size<\/td>\n50\u2013120 cm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bloom<\/td>\nJune \u2013 August<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lifespan<\/td>\nBiennial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soil<\/td>\nDry, calcareous, low-nutrient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Garden mignonette<\/h4>
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Latin<\/td>\nReseda odorata<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Environment<\/td>\nFull sun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size<\/td>\n30\u201360 cm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bloom<\/td>\nJune \u2013 September<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lifespan<\/td>\nAnnual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soil<\/td>\nWell-drained, chalky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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White mignonette<\/h4>
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Latin<\/td>\nReseda alba<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Environment<\/td>\nFull sun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size<\/td>\n40\u2013100 cm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bloom<\/td>\nJuly-Oktober<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lifespan<\/td>\nAnnual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soil<\/td>\nRocky, dry, calcareous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Wild marjoram<\/h4>
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Latin<\/td>\nOriganum vulgare<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Environment<\/td>\nFull sun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size<\/td>\n30\u201360 cm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bloom<\/td>\nJune \u2013 September<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lifespan<\/td>\nPerennial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soil<\/td>\nDry to moderately moist calcareous soil <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Wild Carrot<\/h4>
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Latin<\/td>\nDaucus carota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Environment<\/td>\nSun<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size<\/td>\n30\u2013100 cm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bloom<\/td>\nJune \u2013 September<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lifespan<\/td>\nPerennial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soil<\/td>\nDry to moderately moist calcareous soil <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Become a host for the Mignonette Yellow-face Bee in the Plantagebuurt\/Amsterdam<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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KARMAGOTCHI<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The principles behind the Karmagotchi are derived from Tamagotchi, a tool that allows hosts to easily keep track of the current condition of plants and worms in the BeeTotem. A continuous script linked to the local weather station retrieves data on temperature and precipitation and regulates the pace from 100 to 0%.<\/p>\n

Hosts have access to this interface and after adding water or kitchen scrapings they can update all other hosts by simply clicking on the water or feed icon.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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