Eastern Bees

Not all bees live in wax beehives some live in nests lined with colorful flower petals. The middle eastern bees is a solitary bee species. Females build nests under the ground. They then line the nest's chamber with colourful flower petals. The female then plasters a layers of claylike mud onto the petals and finishes the lining with another layer of petals, essentially creating a petal sandwich. The bees then deposit a nutritious mix of nectar and pollen on the chamber floor, lay an egg and seat the chamber up by carefully folding the petals at the tip and dealing it with mud. This nest then hardens thus protecting the eggs against predators. This nest also help keep humid air in therefore the food the mother leaves behind for the larvae remains moist and soft. The nest even float like bubbles if they get washed out from the gruod. 

Location: Ngidunguri, Nairobi, Kenya