Everyone knows honey bees, but what about the rest? There are over 20,000 known bee species in the world. They range from Perdita minima to Wallace’s Giant Bee. On your next walk, stop and check the flowers! There are less than 2,000 observation of small miner bees (Panurgini) on iNat. Here’s one o…

I’m Dallas area; we lost trees and shrubs in the freeze but not our native ones. Neighbor lost a huge cypress (they dont’ believe it yet, but that thing is dying).

I mentioned trees because Megachilidae (masons, leaf cutters, wool carders) nest in wood. Mortality from a big freeze and lots of fallen tree limbs with bee nests hauled away might explain the drop in numbers.

It looks like a parasitic wasp (Chalcidoidea) from the general shape. There are some bees that get down to about 2 mm though so it’s hard to tell from the photo.

For ID’ing bumble bees, there’s an excellent site for observers in North America: https://www.bumblebeewatch.org/ I use the identification keys regularly when reporting bumble bees to iNat. We’re very fortunate to see substantial numbers of bees in our garden every year - and most are native, not…

Speaking about bees in general, and in one’s backyard in particular. It doesn’t take flowers to attract them. All bees need water, and Apis mellifera collect water also to cool down the hive. Unfortunately bees drown pretty fast, so it’s essential the water be in very flat containers, with lots o…

Recently, at the coast, I looked up a sheer cliff wall and saw bees going in and out of a cluster of small holes. The movements in and out of the holes were quite discernible , but due to the distance I could not get a still picture that showed anything but the holes. The video shows the bees, but …

Good idea! Can you recommend a good easy GIF converter (preferably with no in-app purchases) for iOS?

Do you notice native bees?

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mamestraconfigurata June 20, 2021, 1:20pm 42

Thank you for that. The only thing Winnipeg does better than Toronto is murder people. 750,000 people trapped living in Winnipeg - The Beaverton

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Do you notice native bees?

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