Most bees nest in the ground. Offering rocks and gravel is a simple way to help them thrive

By Freya Marie Jackson, PhD Candidate, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University
Giles Hardy, Professor in Forest Pathology, Murdoch University
Kit Prendergast, Postdoctoral Researcher, Pollination Ecology, University of Southern Queensland
Wei Xu, Associate Professor in Entomology, Murdoch University

Of the more than 20,000 bee species in the world, 70% nest in the ground. And like many of their counterparts that nest above ground, these bees are facing rapid population declines.

But while there has been research into providing habitat for above-ground cavity-nesting bees, the nesting…

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