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		<title>Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)</title>
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		<dc:creator>Paul Bee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first footage of a female Wool Carder Bee in the act of what has given it it's common name. ]]></description>
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		<title>Cleaning solitary bee cocoons with sand</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Bee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just saw these two videos (part I and II) today, by Norm (the father and inventor) and his son Gordon of Hutching Bee Services (YouTube channel). (Update: their new and fascinating site is here) Rather than using a wet disinfectant (bleach and water) method of ridding cocoons of mites which they suggest is less effective, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>250 Species of Native Bees in UK</title>
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		<dc:creator>Paul Bee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Came across a great video this morning.  It goes through the different species of native bees in Britain/UK (I suppose native bees don&#8217;t make the distinction). Produced by the British Science Association, it covers and distinguishes between the nests and habitats of Leafcutter bees, Masonry bees, Tawny Mining bees, Wool Carder bees, Miner bees, Cuckoo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New nesting habitats for solitary bees</title>
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		<dc:creator>Paul Bee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Am always on the look out for more natural solutions for habitats; to providing the expanding population a place to nest, so a walk in the neighbour&#8217;s overgrown garden led me to discover a possible new sort of solitary bee tube of just the right diameter. I was thrilled to realise that I may have [...]]]></description>
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