Picture Key: Bees


Bumble Bee

Photo by Jeremy Hemberger

Small Sweat Bee

Wild Bees:

  • Abdomen "skin" (integument) is not yellow/orange (Note that some wild bees have yellow-orange hair on abdomen, but integument is black)
  • All sizes
  • Eyes are not hairy
It's a wild bee »

Honey Bee

Photo by Jeremy Hemberger

Honey Bee

Photo by Jeremy Hemberger

Honey Bees:

  • Abdomen "skin" (integument) is yellow/orange (Note that in some honey bees, this coloration is faint)
  • Medium-large, plump bees
  • Hairy eyes
It's a honey bee »

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