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Bumble Bees Bumble bees are some of the first pollinators to arrive on the flower scene. Their big, fuzzy, rounded bodies allow them to fly in cooler temperatures. They are capable of “buzz pollination”. By vibrating their wing muscles, pollen is dislodged from the flower! Blueberries at Our Table Cooperative benefit from their buzzy business! Sweat Bees Halictidae is the official name of this small, usually dark and often metallic bee. They gained the name sweat bee because they are attracted to perspiration! Many are all or partly green. Some are red. Of the species that have yellow markings, the males have yellow faces! Most sweat bees nest in the ground for the winter. Mason Bees Mason bees get this common name from their habit of using mud (or masonry) to build their home. They like to use spaces between stones, hollow stems or holes in wood for their nest. There are more than 300 species across the northern hemisphere! These solitary bees are very docile, important pollinators, and regular habitants in the support beams of the OTC store. Mason Bee Home Basics Leaf-cutter Bees Another solitary bee whose common name comes from the materials used to make their nest! Like the other solitary bees, they feed on pollen and nectar. When making their nest and laying their eggs, the technique is similar to Mason Bees. The female gathers pollen or pollen and nectar and stocks the nest with the appropriate amount for one larva. She then lays an egg and builds a wall with a cutting from a leaf. The process is repeated with food, egg and wall until the nest is full of individual cells. The larva will hatch from the egg, consume the food, molt a time or two, spin a cocoon and pupate. It will emerge from the nest as an adult. Carder Bees use plant or animal hairs and fiber for the walls of their nest. Resin Bees use plant resin to construct their nest walls. Mining Bees nest in the ground. Solitary Bees do not have a pollen basket (as European Honey Bees do) which means they lose much more pollen when they visit a flower. This makes them far better pollinators! Solitary Bee Curriculum Grades K-2 Solitary Bee Curriculum Grades 3-5 SOLITARY BEE EVIDENCE
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Bumble Bees Bumble bees are some of the first pollinators to arrive on the flower scene. Their big, fuzzy, rounded bodies allow them to fly in cooler temperatures. They are capable of “buzz pollination”. By vibrating their wing muscles, pollen is dislodged from the flower! Blueberries at Our Table Cooperative benefit from their buzzy business! Sweat Bees Halictidae is the official name of this small, usually dark and often metallic bee. They gained the name sweat bee because they are attracted to perspiration! Many are all or partly green. Some are red. Of the species that have yellow markings, the males have yellow faces! Most sweat bees nest in the ground for the winter. Mason Bees Mason bees get this common name from their habit of using mud (or masonry) to build their home. They like to use spaces between stones, hollow stems or holes in wood for their nest. There are more than 300 species across the northern hemisphere! These solitary bees are very docile, important pollinators, and regular habitants in the support beams of the OTC store. Mason Bee Home Basics Leaf-cutter Bees Another solitary bee whose common name comes from the materials used to make their nest! Like the other solitary bees, they feed on pollen and nectar. When making their nest and laying their eggs, the technique is similar to Mason Bees. The female gathers pollen or pollen and nectar and stocks the nest with the appropriate amount for one larva. She then lays an egg and builds a wall with a cutting from a leaf. The process is repeated with food, egg and wall until the nest is full of individual cells. The larva will hatch from the egg, consume the food, molt a time or two, spin a cocoon and pupate. It will emerge from the nest as an adult. Carder Bees use plant or animal hairs and fiber for the walls of their nest. Resin Bees use plant resin to construct their nest walls. Mining Bees nest in the ground. Solitary Bees do not have a pollen basket (as European Honey Bees do) which means they lose much more pollen when they visit a flower. This makes them far better pollinators! Solitary Bee Curriculum Grades K-2 Solitary Bee Curriculum Grades 3-5 SOLITARY BEE EVIDENCE
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