Villa BeeFrom the bee yard
Do bees really sleep in flowers?
Some do. Here's who naps in a petal, who heads home to the hive, and why it's one more reason to keep flowers around.
Bees rest, and some of them do it somewhere surprisingly sweet. Bees that don't live in a hive, like many solitary bees and male bumblebees, are sometimes found tucked inside a flower overnight or waiting out a cool, rainy spell in one.
Our honeybees are different. A honeybee colony lives together in the hive, and foragers fly home at the end of the day. Inside, bees take short rests throughout the day and night, often on the comb itself.
What it means for your garden
Flowers aren't only a meal for bees; for some, they're shelter too. Leaving blooms in place a little longer, and letting a few go to seed, gives bees of every kind somewhere to land.
If you'd like to meet the colonies that live at Villa Bee, each hive has its own queen and its own personality.
