Michener (1968) describes nests collected from near Noordhoek, Near Hout Bay, Cape Peninsula, Cape Province, South Africa. The nests were in an area among large bolders and shaded by native trees. Nests were aggregated (as close as 2 cm between entrances) in an area two by four meters. Remains of old nest cells showed that the same site had been used for more than one season. In October, both males and females were present, but by November, only females were present at the aggregation, and new to half-developed cells were present in the burrows. By early February, cells contained pupae and adult bees which likely remained in their cells until the following spring (October) although they may emerge to mate in autumn (March-May). Burrows were 19 cm deep (15 cm to first cell) and cells were horizontal and attached to the burrow without lateral burrows. The species is apparently solitary, as there was no evidence of more than one adult bee working in a single burrow.
