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New York graveyard hides a vast underground city of solitary bees
science24 days ago

New York graveyard hides a vast underground city of solitary bees

At East Lawn Cemetery in Ithaca, NY, researchers counted about 5.56 million solitary mining bees (Andrena regularis) nesting in the soil—roughly as many individuals as 200 honeybee hives—making it one of the largest known ground-nesting bee aggregations. Each female digs her own burrow, with no hive or queen, and the cemetery’s long-term undisturbed soil provides ideal habitat. The count highlights the ecological importance of unmanaged urban greenspace for pollinators, though the study notes it reflects bee numbers, not pollination output, and was published by Cornell researchers in Apidologie 2026.

via Space Daily|
#andrena-regularis#cemetery-habitat#ground-nesting
Ithaca Cemetery Houses About 5.5 Million Ground-Nesting Bees
science4 months ago

Ithaca Cemetery Houses About 5.5 Million Ground-Nesting Bees

Researchers found that East Lawn Cemetery in Ithaca harbors roughly 5.5 million Andrena regularis ground-nesting bees, one of the largest such aggregations on record, counted using emergence traps. The site supports crop pollination and urban biodiversity, reinforcing cemeteries as valuable habitats and prompting efforts to protect nest sites and encourage citizen reports of similar aggregations.

via ScienceDaily|
#bees#biodiversity#cemeteries
Millions of Ground-Nesting Bees Discovered Under a New York Cemetery
science5 months ago

Millions of Ground-Nesting Bees Discovered Under a New York Cemetery

Cornell researchers estimated 3–8 million Andrena regularis bees living underground beneath East Lawn Cemetery near Cornell Orchards, using emergence traps to count and arriving at 5.5 million as a midpoint. The finding underscores how cemetery grounds can host massive, understudied ground-nesting bee populations and highlights how nearby orchards provide forage, reinforcing cemeteries as biodiversity hotspots.

via Indian Defence Review|
#andrena-regularis#bees#biodiversity
Underground Empire: 5.5 Million Bees Nest in a New York Cemetery
science5 months ago

Underground Empire: 5.5 Million Bees Nest in a New York Cemetery

Researchers counting 3–8 million bees at East Lawn Cemetery in Ithaca, NY, estimate an average population of 5.5 million ground-nesting Andrena regularis. Using emergence traps over ~6,000 square meters, the study found males emerge first in April and highlighted nearby Cornell Orchards and sandy soil as key factors supporting this large, pesticide-free population. The work underscores cemeteries as biodiversity hotspots and pollinator habitats, and it launches a global citizen-science effort to document other ground-nesting bee populations.

via SciTechDaily|
#andrena-regularis#bees#biodiversity