Bees in the soil?

Flat 10

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I have been discing some land that’s been uncropped since harvest 2019 but was sprayed off twice so quite bare. Anyway where the soil is soft and organic there’s bees everywhere. Difficult to photograph but I have attached one. Anyone know anything about them? @Princess Pooper
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Flat 10

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Arable Farmer
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Fen Edge
They are bees - ground-nesting ones. No danger to you, very docile. Just doing their thing - Solitary queens dig in, liking dry, soft soil. Your thousands are the broods hatched out now and dispersing. Good pollinators. 👍
Brilliant. Was worried I was damaging them
 

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

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