Picture Key: Wild Bees


Bumble Bee
Bumble Bee
Bumble Bee

Photos by Jeremy Hemberger

Bumble Bees:

  • Robust, colorful, hairy bees
It's a bumble bee »

Striped Mining, Sweat and Cellophane Bee
Large Mining Bee
Small Sweat Bee

Black/Black-Striped Bees:

  • Large or medium, dark bees
  • Medium, striped bees
  • Small, dark, shiny bees
It's a black/black-striped bee  »

Green Sweat Bee
Green Sweat Bee
Green Sweat Bee

Green Sweat Bees:

  • Metallic green bees
It's a green sweat bee »

#Small Carpenter Bee
Mason Bee
Mason Bee

Blue Bees:

  • Round, metallic, dark blue bees
  • Slender, metallic blue bees
It's a blue bee »

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