释义 |
solitary bee in American Englishnounany of numerous bees, as the leaf-cutting bees, that do not live in a community Compare social bee Examples of 'solitary bee' in a sentencesolitary bee Britain's honeybees are supposedly declining and so are our 25 species of bumblebee and 230 species of solitary bee.Leave patches of bare earth in sunny locations, for ground-nesting solitary bees.Bumblebees and solitary bees rarely, if ever, sting.Create the perfect conditions for ground-nesting solitary bees, such as bare patches of sandy soil and closely clipped lawns.If you have an old fence post hanging around, drill holes in it to create a home for solitary bees.Without them, it has to rely on wild pollinators such as bumblebees, solitary bees and hoverflies. |