Interest in protecting bees is growing worldwide, but people's knowledge about bees is quite limited. Before we can #SaveTheBees we need to #KnowTheBees.
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What differences are you seeing with speed?
I’m giving a talk this morning at 9 am at #EntSoc23
If you are here come check it out
How many bees are killed by cars? Answer: a lot
Winter is in full sing across much of North America. Spring is coming soon. I have seen small sweat bees (Lasioglossum subgenus Dialictus) as early as February in the Mojave Desert. I photographed this little bee several years ago visiting desert mistletoe in mid February.
Onions might not be the first crop that comes to mind when you think of pollination, but studies show that various bees flies and wasps are beneficial for onion pollination in order to produce onion seeds. #beethankful
#beeThankful for native bees, many of them are excellent pollinators of some of our favorite fruits and vegetables.
What would thanksgiving be without cranberry sauce? #beethankful
Cuckoo bees, like cuckoo birds, don’t make their own nest. Instead they hide their egg in the nest of another bee. Many cuckoo bees, like this Nomada, look a lot like wasps.
What are your thoughts about no mow May?
Does no mow may really help bees?
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The large bumble bees we see out in the spring are often queens, getting their nests ready for their daughters to take over, soon these fuzzy bees will stay underground and their smaller worker daughters will be buzzing around collecting pollen for their sisters as they develop.
Yes, the mother bee makes a mix of pollen and nectar, places it into a little room she dug out, and lays an egg. The larva eats the pollen and nectar it’s mother gathered for it.
Happy world bee day! Did you know the vast majority of bees in the world nest alone on the ground (no hive, queen or workers). Many species, like these Diadasia, build nests in large aggregations I like to call bee neighborhoods
Sweat bee bees are fairly common in backyards in North America. This bee, Halictus ligatus, was visiting some dandelions the other day.
Ashmeadiella is a genus of bee in the family Megachilidae. While there are nearly 60 species in North America, the genus has no common name. These bees can often be seen sitting on the ground, or perching on low growing vegetation.
