Native Bees Visitors

Leafcutter  (2 unknown species)

Ligated or Poeyi Furrow Bee

Long-horned Bees (4 unknown species)

Small Mason Bee

Miner Bees

Mock-orange Scissor Bee

Orange-legged Furrow Bee

Pruinose Squash Bee

Leafcutter Bee

Resin Bees

Rufous-backed Cellophane Bee

Two-spotted Long-horned Bee

Western Honey Bee

Wool-carter Bee

Native Bees Visitors

Andrena Mining Bees  (3 unknown species)

Annulated Masked Bee

Bicolored Stripped-sweat Bee

Blood Bee

Carpenter Bee (small)

Confusing Furrow Bee

Dark-veined Long-horned Bee

Digger Bee

Furrow Bee (4 unknown species)

Golden Green-sweat Bee

Green Metallic Bee

Green Small-miner Bee

Imbricate Nomad Bee

Native Bee Visitors Updated Jan 2022

Flowers only reproduce if they are pollinated.

Bee vision is different than ours. Bee's see ultraviolet light.

Bees are the best pollinators.  Hair's are split to carry pollen.

Short tongue bees like asters.

Long tongue bees like tubular flowers.

Pollen is a protein needed by bees.  Nectar is sugar energy

Over 70% of native bees live in the ground and are solitary.

There are over 4,000 different species of bees in United States

There are 20 species of Bumble Bees in Kane County.

Some native bees only travel 250 meters from their home.

Our native Bumble Bees will travel more 1.2 miles for food.

Interesting Facts about Bees

Bumble Bees Visitors

Black and Gold Bumble Bee

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Carpenter Bee (Large)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Northern Bumble Bee

Half Black Bumble Bee

Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Red-belted Bumble Bee

Two-spotted Bumble Bee