March 11, 2022, 1:17 p.m.

Deep cuts

Useful Yard

I saw a leaf-cutter bee in my yard last year and it was a big surprise and I mentioned it in an email. People asked, "Do they eat the leaves," and I thought, "I should really write about these bees if people think they eat the leaves." For some reason I didn't. Luckily, another leaf-cutter bee showed up one month later and told me there was no rush. "This happens every summer," it said. So finally, here's a blog post about last year’s highlight and what I’m most looking forward to in 2022: Bee Seen.

—André

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