RefuBees and the City

Orange-vented Mason Bee

Osmia leaiana

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Appearance

They are between 8 and 10 millimetres in size, hairs are longer and whitish except for the bright orange-red belly brush on the head shield and back, legs are short-haired, abdomen is sometimes with a metallic blue or green sheen, males have green eyes.

Special features

These solitary bees are widespread but rare. They are oligolectic, pollen specialists which are restricted to one plant genus or plant family. They pollinate the varieties of flowers as described further down on this page. The flight time of the species in Central Europe is from May to August. Food supply should not be too far away from their nests, that means a pollination radius of up to 1 km. Choice of nest: existing tunnels in dry wood and in hollow plant stems. They use chewed leaves as plant mortar for building material in the brood cells.

Interesting facts

The Orange-vented Mason Bee harbours cuckoo bees, the Plain Dark Bee Stelis phaeoptera and the Banded Dark Bee, Stelis punctulatissima, which are endangered and rare. The best way to help cuckoo bees is to support their host bees and their habitats. Cuckoo bees are brood parasitic in the nests of pollen-collecting bees. Other parasites are species of the solitary Sapygid wasp Sapyga quinquepunctata and the Yellow-spotted Sapyga, Sapyga clavicornis.

Physical location of the BeeTotem

Klosterstrasse corner Salzachstrasse, (at the Mitfahrbankerl) Scheuerhof, Raitenhaslach, Burghausen, Upper Bavaria, Germany DMS Coordinates 48º08’11.08″ N 12º47’26.84″ E.

Beetotem and Beehotel

BeeTotem and BeeHotel for the Orange-vented Mason Bee

The Orange-vented Mason Bee is also a RefuBee and needs food and protection. It has been identified by local wild bee specialists at the Bavarian Academy for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management and the Haus der Natur in Salzburg as a wild bee threatened with extinction. BeeTotem and BeeHotel have therefore been specially developed for this specific bee. For the Orange-vented Mason Bee, this means an above-ground BeeHotel with 10 cm deep holes with a diameter of 4.5 to 5.5 mm, which remains completely dry and utilises the morning sun in spring.

In addition, this bee hotel is connected to a worm hotel in a single object and is the first experiment to combine the two. With a large number of host families wanting to utilise their organic kitchen waste, the worm hotel provides an alternative to the food for the worms in the BeeTotem. A water bank is also installed in the immediate vicinity. It collects rainwater via a gutter and can hold up to 220 litres of water, which can be pumped out if necessary.

It is of utmost importance that the host families and their neighbours grow in their gardens and on their balconies the bee species plants, listed on this page. In this way, a clan of the Orange-vented Mason Bee will form in the neighbourhood and the residents will help to create an effective biotope that will help to prevent the extinction of this species

Künstliches unterirdisches Bienenhotel

BeeTotem

Distel Mauerbiene

Waterbank

Plants vor the

Orange-vented Mason Bee

Wiesen-Flockenblume

Latein Centaurea jacea
Umgebung Sonnig
Grösse 30 -60
Platzierung ?
Platform ?
Blühzeit Juni-Oktober
Lebensdauer mehrjärig
Boden lehmig, mäßig

 

Kugeldistel

Latein Rorippa sylvestris
Omgeving Zonnig
Grootte 45 cm
Plaatsing B
Platform 1
Bloei Lente-Zomer
Levensduur Vaste plant
Aarde Klei

 

Weg-Distel

Latein Geranium pyrenaicum
Omgeving Zonnig
Grootte 20-60 cm
Plaatsing F
Platform 5
Bloei April-September
Levensduur Vaste plant
Aarde Ruderaal

 

Habichtskraut

Latijn Tanacetum vulgare
Omgeving Zonnig
Grootte 60-120cm
Plaatsing D
Platform 1
Bloei Juli-September
Levensduur Vaste plant
Aarde Ruderaal

 

Gewöhnliches Ferkelkraut

Latein Glebionis segetum
Omgeving Zonnig
Grootte 30-60cm
Plaatsing E
Platform 1
Bloei Juni-September
Levensduur 1-jarig
Aarde Kalkarm

 

Wiesen-Pippau

Latein Veronica chamaedrys
Omgeving Half schaduw
Grootte 10-40 cm
Plaatsing G
Platform 4
Bloei Mei-Juni
Levensduur Vaste plant
Aarde Voedselrijk

 

Weidenblättriges Ochsenauge

Latein Hypochaeris radicata
Omgeving Zonnig
Grootte 20-60 cm
Plaatsing H
Platform 2
Bloei Juni-September
Levensduur Vaste plant
Aarde Voedselrijk

 

Gewöhnliche Wegwarte

Latijn Calendula officinalis
Omgeving Zonnig
Grootte 25-40cm
Plaatsing I
Platform 2
Bloei Mei-Oktober
Levensduur 1-jarig
Aarde Akker

 

Löwenzahn

Latein Berteroa incana
Omgeving Zonnig
Grootte 20-50cm
Plaatsing J
Platform 3
Bloei Juni-September
Levensduur 1-jarig
Aarde Akker

 

Kornblume

Latein Malva sylvestris
Omgeving Vochtig/Half schaduw
Grootte 30-120 cm
Plaatsing K
Platform 4
Bloei Juni-Okt
Levensduur 2-jarig
Aarde Voedselrijk

 

Benediktendistel

Latein Pulicaria dysenterica
Omgeving Nat
Grootte 60-90 cm
Plaatsing L
Platform 5
Bloei Juli-September
Levensduur Vaste plant
Aarde Brak

 

Färberkamille

Latijn Sinapis arvensis
Omgeving Zonnig
Grootte 30-80cm
Plaatsing M
Platform 5
Bloei ?
Levensduur 1-jarig
Aarde Klei

 

Scabiosen / Witwenblumen

Latein Glechoma hederacea
Omgeving Halfschaduw
Grootte 20-50cm
Plaatsing N
Platform 4
Bloei April-Mei
Levensduur Vaste plant
Aarde Alles

 

Gewöhnliche Kratzdistel

Latein Helichrysum italicum
Omgeving Zonnig
Grootte 15-60 cm
Plaatsing O
Platform 1
Bloei Juli-September
Levensduur Houtige dwerg heester
Aarde Ruderaal

 

Acker-Kratzdistel

Latein Crepis capillaris
Omgeving Zonnig
Grootte 30-90 cm
Plaatsing P
Platform 4
Bloei Juni-November
Levensduur 1-2 jarig
Aarde Voedselrijk

 

Krause Ringdistel

Latijn Sinapis arvensis
Omgeving Zonnig
Grootte 30-80cm
Plaatsing M
Platform 5
Bloei ?
Levensduur 1-jarig
Aarde Klei

 

Gewöhnliche Eselsdistel

Latein Centaurea jacea
Omgeving Alles
Grootte 30-70cm
Plaatsing Q
Platform 3
Bloei Juni-September
Levensduur Vaste plant
Aarde Alles

 

Nickende Distel

Latein Echinops sphaerocephalus
Omgeving Zonnig
Grootte 60-120 cm
Plaatsing R
Platform 3
Bloei Juni-Augustus
Levensduur Vaste plant
Aarde Klei

 

Gewöhnliches Bitterkraut

Latein Leucanthemum vulgare
Omgeving Zonnig
Grootte 30-60 cm
Plaatsing S
Platform 3
Bloei Mei-Augustus
Levensduur Vaste plant
Aarde Matig voedselrijk

 

Jakobs-Greiskraut

Latijn Potentilla norvegica
Omgeving Halfschaduw
Grootte 15-50cm
Plaatsing T
Platform 2
Bloei Juni-Augustus
Levensduur Vaste plant
Aarde Voedselrijk

 

Artischocke

Latein Taraxacum officinale
Omgeving Halfschaduw
Grootte 5-40cm
Plaatsing U
Platform 4
Bloei Maart-Mei / Sept -Nov
Levensduur Vaste plant
Aarde Voedselrijk

 

Silberdistel, Eberwurz

Latein Tripleurospermum perforat
Omgeving Halfschaduw
Grootte 20-50 cm
Plaatsing V
Platform 4
Bloei Juni-Oktober
Levensduur 1-2 jarig
Aarde Voedselrijk

 

Golddistel, Gemeine Eberwurz

Latein Ranunculus acris
Omgeving Zonnig
Grootte 30-90 cm
Plaatsing W
Platform 5
Bloei April-Oktober
Levensduur Vaste plant
Aarde Voedselrijk

 

Extra

Information

On this BeeTotem

QR code

This QR code is printed on the information tile on this BeeTotem and on the information board at the corresponding BeeHotel. Anyone who scans this code with their mobile phone will be redirected to this website for further information. At the same time, people are asked to discover bees, photograph them and upload these photos to this page. Everyone who takes part in this process supports a direct evaluation process.

Biologic plants for sale

It is very important that the plants are of organic quality and come from native varieties wherever possible.

We share Rici Schönerl’s dream of creating more biodiversity for plants, animals and people with flourishing vegetation. Rici is an organic breeder of native wild plants. You can order plants and seeds.

Plant layout

For each plant information you can see where it can be placed in the Bee Totem. Download the overview here

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