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Mining bees are solitary, ground-nesting bees best known for digging small tunnels in lawns, gardens, fields, and sandy soil. Most commonly belong to the genus … Read More

The term chimney bee can describe two very different situations. The Sunflower Chimney Bee (Diadasia enavata) is a solitary native bee that nests in soil … Read More

Digger bees can suddenly appear in lawns, gardens, sandy areas, and patches of bare soil, sometimes creating dozens of small holes close together. Although their … Read More

Digger bees are solitary, ground-nesting bees known for excavating small burrows in lawns, gardens, sandy soil, and other open ground. The name is commonly applied … Read More

Melipona beecheii is a tropical stingless bee famous for its honey and its long relationship with Maya communities of Mexico and Central America. Often called … Read More

The Neon Cuckoo Bee is one of Australia’s most striking native bees, instantly recognizable by the brilliant blue patches covering its black body. Scientifically known … Read More

A cuckoo bumblebee is a social parasite that takes over the established nest of another bumblebee species. Instead of producing workers and building its own … Read More

A blood bee is a small bee belonging to the genus Sphecodes, often recognizable by its black head and thorax and reddish abdomen. Despite the … Read More

Cuckoo bees are unusual bees that reproduce by placing their eggs inside the nests of other bee species. Instead of building and provisioning nests, females … Read More

Long-horned bees are solitary native bees best recognized by the unusually long antennae of the males. They are important pollinators of sunflowers, asters, legumes, and … Read More