Ant, bee or wasp nests... Which kind of hole is this?

Hoping to find bee nests and trying to keep my eyes open, but I've yet to see a ceratina climbing out of a tiny dead stick. So far: May 12, 2018 Mason bee nests, and hatched out. The Mason bee also went in and out of the old nests a few times, but left them alone. Later, there was a small wasp inspecting the holes later. I spotted what I think is a Mason bee and a small round hole in the mortar on the porch post. The bee went in and out several times. The hole is now filled in so that it is invisible, so that shiny, green metallic bee has finished her life's work. May 7, 2017 Holes in a pile of sand. I cannot remember if I saw any bees or wasps making or using these nests/holes, but there was a black spider wasp that went in to look several of them over. Maybe it wanted some lunch or hoped for a spider? (Hope I took a photo of that too...and will post if it turns up.) Potters wasp - Mason bee corner nest: August 26, 2016 The wasps or whatever made the original nest hatched out. Then Mason bees seem to have filled in the holes and covered the ends with mud.
Posted on Ιούνιος 18, 2018 0410 ΜΜ by wenatcheeb wenatcheeb

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wenatcheeb

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Μάιος 12, 2018 11:55 ΠΜ PDT

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Mason bee building home in post that has mortar holding stones to plywood box beneath. View 1 seems to show something in bee's mandibles.

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Μάιος 12, 2018 11:55 ΠΜ PDT

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Green bees were investigating these holes. Only the one posted previous to this seems to have used any of the holes on this porch post. I did put out a bee hotel and got one of those holes filled, but not these. This set is on the north side of the post where morning light hits the stones, but not the nests under the capstone.

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Μάιος 12, 2018 11:58 ΠΜ PDT

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This is a combination. If I remember correctly I saw a wasp place a couple tubes perpendicular to the one that is most recognizable in this photo. They hatched out sometime the next year. Then something made a nest in those holes and it seems it might be a leafcutter bee, as there is what looks like plant material in the hold left of center. I think there were two or three holes filled like that. Then another nest was built across those, blocking them in. See June 12, 2018, as there are holes in these that indicate something hatched and cut its way out.

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wenatcheeb

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Αύγουστος 26, 2016 03:11 ΜΜ PDT

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Potter wasps nest, had holes on the end where it is lighter. Mason bees took over the empty holes.

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Μάιος 7, 2017 05:18 ΠΜ PDT

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This pile of sand used to sand the road in winter became a nest site. I can't remember if I saw any bees or wasps that looked like they were nesting, but there was a black spider wasp inspecting the different holes--looking for lunch maybe?

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Ιούνιος 20, 2018 11:21 ΠΜ PDT

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This is bamboo used to staking plants at an organic farm. The bees seem to be using them for homes.

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Μάρτιος 27, 2015 01:24 ΜΜ PDT

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Actually got to see a bee using the holes in this fence post. I suppose it might be using it for resting, but I hope it is the same type of bee that made the nest. Could it be a male?

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