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Planting local flowers in your backyard creates a path for native bees to travel and thrive in the city. #nativebees
A vital native bee highway can start in your own backyard
When it comes to bees, most of us can identify the ubiquitous honey bee (Apis mellifera) and that's about it.
phys.org
October 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
crown-bees.bsky.social
Harvesting Mason bee cocoons this fall? Dave soaked three different types of paper inserts in water: our inserts unrolled after 10 - 15 minutes, a paper drinking straw needed scissors, and a regular straw was still rigid after 30 minutes. Choose inserts made to come apart.

#MasonBees #NativeBees
November 2, 2026 at 10:41 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Native bees assisted by tradition in India
#NaturalHistory #Ecology #Conservation #Restoration #NativeBees #Biodiversity

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The women keeping Uttarakhand’s native bees alive
PITHORAGARH, Uttarakhand, India — The world comes alive during summers in Himalayan states like Uttarakhand. The forests are budding with new green leaves, and almost every trail is lined on both side...
news.mongabay.com
October 20, 2026 at 8:27 PM
#Maine State insect is the non-native Honeybees are BigAg corporate crop. Maine continues to favor aid support industry in spite of trading on our unprotected natural resources. Our native bees are superior pollinators. #naturalresources #nativebees
October 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
jpollecol.bsky.social
As so often: size matters! Find out more about "The Ecological and functional value of nativebees in Avocado (Persea americana) pollination." by Pérez-Giraldo et al. : doi.org/10.26786/192...
October 16, 2026 at 8:02 AM
silkb.bsky.social
Are those honey bees or nativebees? They are allover my lavender
October 13, 2026 at 4:54 AM
kimbasgarden.bsky.social
A short video of some of the bees and insects currently calling the garden home.
#NativePlants
#Invertebrates
#NativeBees
October 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
sfbaybees.bsky.social
I was away for a few weeks but luckily the local bees still remember me as their bestie. [Mellisodes Longhorn bee female, Alameda, CA 10-9-26] #bees #nativebees
A fuzzy black and brown bee with blue eyes perched on my thumb with pink and white Cosmo flowers in the background. A fuzzy black and brown bee with blue eyes grooming while perched on my thumb with pink and white Cosmo flowers in the background. A fuzzy black and brown bee with blue eyes perched on my thumb with pink and white Cosmo flowers in the background. A fuzzy black and brown bee with blue eyes perched on my thumb with pink and white Cosmo flowers in the background.
October 9, 2026 at 10:28 PM
the-14.com
Are Australia’s native bees thriving or declining? We don’t know but can find out
#NativeBees #Bees #Australia #Biodiversity #Conservation #Environment #ClimateChange #Pollinators #Wildlife #Science #IndigenousKnowledge #Crops #Indigenous #Plants #HabitatLoss
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Are Australia’s native bees thriving or declining? We don’t know but can find out | The-14
Australia’s native bees face habitat loss, climate change and other threats, but researchers say more data is urgently needed to protect these vital pollinators
the-14.com
October 6, 2026 at 11:16 PM
bchp.bsky.social
Meet the Yuma Sandmat (Euphorbia setiloba). Its fringed "flowers" measure under 2 mm, featuring bright red nectar cups designed to attract North America’s smallest native bees (Perdita fairy bees) and pollinating ants.
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#AZFlora #DesertLife #NativeBees
Photo Paul Santori Sr. All rights reserved
October 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
dignthegarden.bsky.social
Some beauties from the yarden in the past week or so.
#nativebees #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden #bloomscrolling
October 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
wendy-jayne.bsky.social
We are having one last burst of warmth in New England before fall settles in for good. The bees are making the best of it! My asters are absolutely covered in these pure green sweat bees, Augochlora pura #bugsky #nativebees #savethebees #plantnative
October 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
nev.flipping.rocks.ap.brid.gy
green bee

#bugstodon #insects #nativebees #solitarybees #Hymenoptera #anthophila #halictidae
A brilliant metallic green bee curls into a ball shape as it feeds from a light purple flower on a mint-family plant.
September 23, 2026 at 12:31 AM
shazzoir.bsky.social
Native stingless bees are active, enjoying the sages and onion blooms in my garden today.

#Bees #NativeBees
September 20, 2026 at 5:34 AM
direbecca.bsky.social
California Bumble Bee feeding in a pollinator garden yesterday. I think the plant is Mexico native Germander Sage (Salvia chamaedryoides), but not certain.💚
#NativeBees #NaturePhotos #Bees #InsectThursday 📷🌱
Close-up of large black with yellow bumble bee feeding upside-down on a blue sage flower.
September 17, 2026 at 11:27 PM
allvirginianews.bsky.social
Senator Mark Peake makes the case for naming the brown-belted bumblebee Virginia’s official native pollinator in this humorous and insightful Senate clip. Who could be against buzz pollination? #VASenate #SB155 #Virginia #NativeBees
September 14, 2026 at 5:10 AM
sfbaybees.bsky.social
After it finally rained, clearing out the skies, the sun brought out the native bees. Many active Agapostemon subtilior males and females in this spot. The females searching for nesting spots in the ground then caught the attention of Nomada cuckoo bees. [Alameda, CA 9-4-26] #bees #nativebees
September 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
sfbaybees.bsky.social
I see it’s been four months since the last highly scientific Lasioglossum kincaidii thumbparison, so here’s the latest edition. [Alameda, CA 8-14-26] #bees #nativebees
A black and white bee sprinkled with yellow pollen perched on my thumb. For Science. A black and white bee sprinkled with yellow pollen perched on my thumb, and scratching her head with one of her forelimbs. Quality word, forelimbs. For Science. A black and white bee sprinkled with yellow pollen perched on my thumb. For Science.
August 27, 2026 at 6:02 PM
caseysisterson.bsky.social
Most of the bee balm was busy with bigger visitors. This pollinator worked the quiet edges of the patch, no wider than a grain of rice.

#Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #Macrophotography #Macro #Pollinators #NativeBees #BeeBalm #Monarda #SolitaryBees #SummerGarden #InsectPhotography #NatureUpClose
August 26, 2026 at 9:32 PM
sfbaybees.bsky.social
There’s a slanderous rumor that carpenter bees are always nectar robbing, but that’s not true. They’re perfectly willing to try doing it the old fashioned way if the flower is big enough, like this Hollyhock. [Alameda, CA 8-16-26] #bees #nativebees
August 24, 2026 at 5:19 PM
sfbaybees.bsky.social
“Uh, she’s doing something weird, I’ll just do a bit of grooming and move on.” It seems concentrating nectar is considered too vexing to interrupt with a mating attempt by male bees, as demonstrated by these longhorn bees. [Alameda, CA 8-16-26] #bees #nativebees
August 21, 2026 at 4:12 PM
zeesm.bsky.social
Stelis laticincta (Wide-striped Painted Dark Bee) on goldenrod. It looks wasp-y because it's a cleptoparasite - females invade the nests of other bees, lay an egg on the hosts' pollen ball, & her larva kills the host bee's baby and eats the pollen. #nativebees #nativeplants #entomology #insects
A bee with a shiny dark brown body, yellow stripes on the abdomen, and a yellow edge on the prothorax is perched at the top of a yellow goldenrod flower.
August 21, 2026 at 6:05 PM
direbecca.bsky.social
Anise Swallowtail caterpillar and friends on Ranger's Buttons in the #HighSierra last month, for #InsectThursday. 💚

Plant info. here...
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#NativePlants #NativeBees #Butterflies #Pollinators #NaturePhotos #iNat 📷
Anise swallowtail caterpillar resting on host plant while a mostly yellow bumblebee and a couple flies feed on the same plant. "The plant's inflorescence is a whitish compound umbel about 10 cm (4 in) across, with many branches. The nearly spherical, headlike terminal umbellets contain many tiny white flowers, whose protruding stamens make them appear very fuzzy in full bloom..." Source: Wikipedia
August 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
sfbaybees.bsky.social
When there are so few grains of pollen left you can count them, it’s important to get them all. This Lasioglossum kincaidii will tell you thoroughness is the key to success. She also knows show & tell is the best teachable moment. [Alameda, CA 8-14-26] #bees #nativebees
August 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
sfbaybees.bsky.social
I’m not sure there was enough enthusiasm here to call this a real mating attempt, but either way, it seems even Masked Bees themselves have a hard time telling if another is a male or a female . The difference is pretty subtle. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ [Alameda, CA 8-8-26] #bees #nativebees
Two small black bees on yellow anise flowers, sizing each other up. A small black bee climbing onto another on a background of yellow anise flowers. A small black bee attempting to mate with another on a background of yellow anise flowers. It isn’t going well. Two small black bees walking away from each other on a background of yellow anise flowers.
August 17, 2026 at 4:41 PM