A few weeks ago, I received a shipment of mason bee cocoons from Crown Bees for my native bee house. I could already hear the little guys buzzing around before I’d even opened the box, and sure enough, several male bees had already emerged in transit.
One, however, was just starting to wake up from his winter slumber. I was fortunate to capture his emergence on camera! The whole process took about 40 minutes, but you can watch the fascinating sequence in a shortened span of 2.5 minutes.
I just love how he preens himself in the end… wiping the sleep from his eyes (at least, that’s what I’m calling it) and getting those antennae ready for flight!
11 Comments
Aparna
June 2, 2015 at 8:18 pmThat’s unreal! Thanks for sharing!
theGardenBetty
May 13, 2015 at 3:00 pmA fascinating video of a gentle solitary bee emerging from its cocoon: http://t.co/PWtFvdW8Cr #nativebees
AskShirleyCamp
May 12, 2015 at 9:01 amRT @theGardenBetty: Have you ever seen a mason bee come out of its cocoon? Here’s your first look on video: http://t.co/QEQ8vLVHPY #savethe…
theGardenBetty
May 12, 2015 at 9:01 amHave you ever seen a mason bee come out of its cocoon? Here’s your first look on video: http://t.co/QEQ8vLVHPY #savethebees
Cary Bradley
May 12, 2015 at 6:07 amVery cool! Thanks for sharing! Do love the time-lapse also. Great!
joefeser
May 11, 2015 at 11:09 pmVideo: Watch a Mason Bee Emerge From a Cocoon http://t.co/SIysSuSU7I
theGardenBetty
May 11, 2015 at 6:00 pmNative bees start to emerge from their cocoons in spring when temperatures are just right. Watch the video: http://t.co/HQadp712V5
KatieGMG
May 11, 2015 at 5:58 pmRT @theGardenBetty: Blogged on Garden Betty: Video: Watch a Mason Bee Emerge From a Cocoon http://t.co/76Ov4eXvCi @crownbees @katiegmg
Karen
May 11, 2015 at 5:52 pmGreat time-lapse! Thanks for making this!
theGardenBetty
May 11, 2015 at 12:00 pmA 40-minute process condensed into 2.5 minutes! Video: Watch a Mason Bee Emerge From a Cocoon http://t.co/45gqWf8GE8 #gardenchat
SustainableSeed
May 11, 2015 at 11:42 amWatch a mason bee emerging from it’s cocoon. Thanks to Garden Betty for this interesting video…. http://t.co/rJNtqgVa9W