#masonbee

[bee-safari-blog]

A male orchard mason bee on flowers of a red maple tree. ~~~~~~~#osmialignaria #redmaple #pollinators #natgeoyourshot #mat_macro_bees #orchardmasonbee #masonbee https://www.instagram.com/bee_safari/p/BvrOjJbnLfA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gu5dzre36f9v

[usgsbiml]

Taxonomy and Discovery.  

One would expect based on what we know about things like plants and birds, that we would largely have figured out what species of bees exist in the Eastern United States...Not so, still much to do for the students of bees.  

Here is an example of a bee that is being worked on (Osmia “near” inurbana)...it has been called several different names and those names are connected to several other names of males and female Osmia from across that U.S. At this point we know it is different, but is it color form, different species ???  It  seems to be associated with sand dunes around the Great Lakes...or,are these simply the few good natural areas that bee biologists visit.  So many questions. Some go to the moon, others simply walk out of doors to make discoveries.  Who is to say they are any better than the other.  Pictures by Anders Croft.  

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[hqcreations]

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#buzzing best friends sharing #fallsedum during #nectarflow #bees #honeybee #bumblebee #masonbee #butterfly

[bee-oasis]

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[theentomologystudent]

I forgot to post on here! So we are conducting a mason bee survey this spring! We will be up and running by this Friday! Super excited!!!

[moonaura]

Echinacea and a bee

[bee-safari-blog]

The beloved orchard mason bee, visiting...mud. Got to get the masonry materials somewhere.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#orchardmasonbee #masonbee #osmialignaria #natgeoyourshot #mat_macro_bees https://www.instagram.com/p/BrmMw4gh5HH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15rtr4885v2ft

[bee-safari-blog]

Raspberry bee hotel (Osmia aglaia). Each nest is capped with finely chewed bits of plant leaves. However plant preference must be a personal matter to them as evidenced by the variety of materials used in this image. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#masonbee #osmiaaglaia #beehotel #natgeoyourshot #mat_macro_bees https://www.instagram.com/p/BrVTMZSBfsD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1orpiac8fca36