Hylaeus punctatus
(Punctate Masked Bee)
On Goldenrod. 5 mm
Halictus ligatus
(Furrow Bees)
Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Anthidium oblongatum
(Carder Bees)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Halictus ligatus flavidus
(Furrow Bees)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Bombus huntii flavidus
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis flavidus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis flavidus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis flavidus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Andrena prunorum flavidus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Andrena prunorum flavidus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Bombus appositus flavidus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Halictus ligatus flavidus
(Furrow Bees)
Megachile frigida flavidus
(Frigid Leafcutter Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus flavidus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus appositus flavidus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
Caught by a goldenrod crab spider on ocean spray flowers.
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Apis mellifera flavidus
(Western Honey Bee)
Andrena prunorum flavidus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Andrena prunorum flavidus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Caught, cooled in the fridge, photographed, and released.\nOn golden currant flowers.
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Halictus tripartitus flavidus
(Tripartite Sweat Bee)
Front porch. ~ 5 mm
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
10 Apr 2025
Osmia lignaria nearcticus
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Melecta separata nearcticus
(Mourning Bees)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
On ground. 7 mm
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
Caught after entering hole in spruce stump. 9 mm.
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Osmia
(Mason Bees)
First bee observation in the yard this spring. Male, checking out the holes in the stump.
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Associated Species: Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Blue Aster)
Hylaeus punctatus nearcticus
(Punctate Masked Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Halictus tripartitus nearcticus
(Tripartite Sweat Bee)
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
Anthophora urbana nearcticus
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Tiny bee, ~ 3 mm
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
Colletes sp.
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Coelioxys sp.
(Sharptail Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Hylaeus sp.
On bricks of keyhole garden
Megachile rotundata nearcticus
(Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee)
On basil flowers
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
On fern-leaf yarrow flowers
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
On globe thistle
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
On basil flowers
Associated Species: Ocimum basilicum (Sweet Basil)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
On goldenrod flowers
Associated Species: Solidago canadensis (Canada Goldenrod)
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On common yarrow
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
On common yarrow
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Bombus sp.
Subgenus Pyrobombus
(Bumble Bees)
On globe thistle flowers
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
On globe thistle flowers
Bombus sp.
Subgenus Pyrobombus
(Bumble Bees)
On lavender flowers
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Bombus vagans vagans
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
On globe thistle
Associated Species:
Bombus appositus vagans
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
On a hollyhock flower
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
27 Jul 2024
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Bombus appositus vagans
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
On a raspberry leaf
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle)
Heriades sp.
Subgenus Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Coelioxys sp.
(Sharptail Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Halictus rubicundus vagans
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Hylaeus sp.
On parsley flowers
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Halictus ligatus vagans
(Furrow Bees)
On common yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Halictus ligatus vagans
(Furrow Bees)
On fern-leaf yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea filipendulina (Fern-leaf Yarrow)
Bombus huntii vagans
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On garden parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Heriades sp.
Subgenus Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
On Common Yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On garden parsley
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Bombus vagans vagans
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
On globe thistle
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
25 Jul 2024
On oregano
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
25 Jul 2024
On globe thistle
Associated Species:
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On garden parsley
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Heriades sp.
Subgenus Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
On Oregano flowers
Heriades sp.
Subgenus Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
On oregano flowers
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On garden parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Hylaeus sp.
On parsley flowers
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
On lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
On Common Yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Bombus nevadensis vagans
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
On Hollyhock flower
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Bombus appositus vagans
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Bombus appositus vagans
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Delphinium ajacis (Doubtful Knight's-Spur)
Anthophora urbana vagans
(Urbane Digger Bee)
On Lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Megachile perihirta vagans
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Visiting Lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Agapostemon virescens vagans
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
On Gaillardia pulchella flowers
Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
On Ocean Spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
On Common Yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Hylaeus sp.
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Halictus rubicundus vagans
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
On Common Yarrow flowers
Lasioglossum sp.
On Common Cat\'s Ear flower in front yard
Associated Species: Hypochaeris radicata (Common Cat's-Ear)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
On Ocean Spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Hylaeus punctatus vagans
(Punctate Masked Bee)
On Ocean Spray floewrs
Hylaeus punctatus vagans
(Punctate Masked Bee)
On Ocean Spray flowers
Hylaeus punctatus vagans
(Punctate Masked Bee)
On Ocean Spray flowers
Hylaeus punctatus vagans
(Punctate Masked Bee)
On Ocean Spray flowers
Bombus occidentalis vagans
(Western Bumble Bee)
On ocean spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
24 Jun 2024
On
Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Agapostemon virescens vagans
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
On raspberry leaf
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
On Pacific Ninebark leaf
Associated Species: Physocarpus capitus (Pacific Ninebark)
Halictus ligatus vagans
(Furrow Bees)
On Gaillardia pulchella flowers
Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
On Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
21 Jun 2024
On
Drymocallis arguta (Tall Cinquefoil)
Associated Species: Drymocallis arguta (Tall Cinquefoil)
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
21 Jun 2024
On a lupine flower
Associated Species: Centruroides sculpturatus
Osmiini
I\'m not sure about this. But whatever these beautiful bees are, they sure love Phacelia heterophylla flowers.
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
On a lupine flower
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On Pacific Ninebark
Associated Species: Physocarpus capitus (Pacific Ninebark)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
On Eriogonum heracleoides flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Osmia coloradensis vagans
(Mason Bees)
On Phacelia heterophylla flowers
Associated Species: Phacelia heterophylla (Virgate Scorpionweed)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On Eriogonum heracleoides flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Halictus ligatus vagans
(Furrow Bees)
On Common Yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On Oregon Sunshine flowers
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
On Phacelia heterophylla flower
Associated Species: Phacelia heterophylla (Virgate Scorpionweed)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On
Eriogonum heracleoides flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
On Phacelia heterophyla flowers.
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On buckwheat flower
Bombus centralis vagans
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus insularis vagans
(Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Bombus centralis vagans
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Andrena sp.
Subgenus Ptilandrena
(Mining Bees)
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Halictus tripartitus vagans
(Tripartite Sweat Bee)
On a sticky geranium flower
Associated Species: Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)
Bombus centralis vagans
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Captured from a Rydberg\'s penstemon flower. Cooled and photographed. But flew off before I could get a good photo.
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On Chokecherry flowers
Associated Species: Prunus virginiana (Chokecherry)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Anthophora pacifica vagans
(Pacific Digger Bee)
On Golden Currant
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
On Golden Currant
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Agapostemon subtilior vagans
(Five Striped Sweat Bee)
From malaise trap. Aug 26-27, 2023.\r\n11 mm.
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23. \r\n6 mm
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
26 Aug 2023
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Malaise trap, 5 mm
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
6 mm
Bombus huntii vagans
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Bombus rufocinctus vagans
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus vagans
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus griseocollis vagans
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus griseocollis vagans
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Megachile pugnata vagans
(Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Bombus centralis vagans
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Anthidium manicatum vagans
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
Agapostemon virescens vagans
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Agapostemon subtilior vagans
(Five Striped Sweat Bee)
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23\r\n~ 10 mm
Megachile frigida vagans
(Frigid Leafcutter Bee)
From Malaise trap.\n13 mm
Hylaeus sp.
Subgenus Hylaeus
Malaise trap, 7 mm
Andrena crataegi vagans
(Hawthorn Mining Bee)
Malaise trap, 10 mm
Andrena crataegi vagans
(Hawthorn Mining Bee)
8 Jun 2023
Ceratina acantha vagans
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Malaise trap, 6 mm
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
Malaise trap, 7 mm
Hoplitis sp.
(Small Mason Bees)
8 Jun 2023
Hoplitis sp.
(Small Mason Bees)
8 Jun 2023
Andrena crataegi vagans
(Hawthorn Mining Bee)
8 Jun 2023
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
8 Jun 2023
Agapostemon virescens vagans
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
8 Jun 2023
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
8 Jun 2023
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
8 Jun 2023
Bombus huntii vagans
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis vagans
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus mixtus vagans
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Halictus rubicundus vagans
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Agapostemon virescens vagans
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus mixtus vagans
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Anthophora pacifica vagans
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Osmia lignaria vagans
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Bombus centralis vagans
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
First bee of the year in our yard.
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Agapostemon virescens vagans
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Halictus rubicundus vagans
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus vagans
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Hylaeus punctatus vagans
(Punctate Masked Bee)
Megachile angelarum vagans
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus vagans
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Halictus rubicundus vagans
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Megachile angelarum vagans
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
3 Aug 2022
Captured leaving hole in spruce stump.
10 mm
Megachile angelarum vagans
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
3 Aug 2022
Megachile sp.
Subgenus Xanthosarus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Bombus mixtus vagans
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Agapostemon virescens vagans
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Associated Species: Physocarpus malvaceus (Mallow-leaf Ninebark)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Andrena angustitarsata vagans
(Narrow-legged Miner Bee)
Bombus centralis vagans
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Anthophora pacifica vagans
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Panurginus sp.
Associated Species: Tipula oleracea (Marsh Crane Fly)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
Halictus ligatus vagans
(Furrow Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Cephalosmia
(Mason Bees)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Halictus tripartitus nearcticus
(Tripartite Sweat Bee)
7 mm
Anthophora pacifica nearcticus
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Anthophora pacifica nearcticus
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Halictus tripartitus nearcticus
(Tripartite Sweat Bee)
24 Apr 2022
6 mm
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
5 mm
Halictus tripartitus nearcticus
(Tripartite Sweat Bee)
7 mm
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
6 mm. On dandelion
Osmia lignaria nearcticus
(Blue Orchard Bee)
It looks like he has a load of mites around his waist.
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Bombus huntii nearcticus
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis nearcticus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Cephalosmia
(Mason Bees)
Osmia montana nearcticus
(Mason Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On a raspberry bush
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Apis mellifera propinqua
(Western Honey Bee)
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Closing up nest with resin in bee hotel.\nSeems to be using resin.
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Seems to be using resin to close nest in bee hotel
Anthidium manicatum propinqua
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Anthophora urbana propinqua
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Anthophora urbana propinqua
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Bombus vagans propinqua
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Bombus appositus propinqua
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Anthophora urbana propinqua
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Halictus rubicundus propinqua
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Coelioxys sp.
(Sharptail Bees)
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
On spruce stump
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Hanging out on a bee hotel
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Halictus rubicundus propinqua
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
caught leaving hole in spruce stump, 12 mm
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Caught leaving hole in spruce stump, 11 mm
Bombus nevadensis propinqua
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Agapostemon virescens flavidus
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Anthidium manicatum flavidus
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus occidentalis flavidus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus mixtus nearcticus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Associated Species: Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus insularis nearcticus
(Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Agapostemon virescens nearcticus
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Panurginus sp.
Associated Species: Tipula oleracea (Marsh Crane Fly)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Osmia montana nearcticus
(Mason Bees)
Caught leaving hole in spruce stump
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Caught from a penstemon flower. 6 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
This little guy landed on and didn\'t want to leave my wife\'s finger.
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Netted on a lilac bush, cooled, photographed, and released. 12 mm
Associated Species: Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac)
Halictus rubicundus nearcticus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus rubicundus nearcticus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Andrena sp.
Subgenus Melandrena
(Mining Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Halictus rubicundus nearcticus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Osmia lignaria nearcticus
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
11 mm
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Dianthidium sp.
Subgenus Dianthidium
(Pebble Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Megachile angelarum nearcticus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Anthidium manicatum nearcticus
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Megachile sp.
Subgenus Chelostomoides
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus vagans nearcticus
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Halictus rubicundus nearcticus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Halictus rubicundus nearcticus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Anthidium manicatum nearcticus
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Bombus appositus nearcticus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Delphinium ajacis (Doubtful Knight's-Spur)
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
10 mm\r\nCaught leaving bee hotel, cooled in the fridge, photographed and released.\r\n\r\nI\'m not sure what she\'s holding on to.
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Osmia lignaria nearcticus
(Blue Orchard Bee)
First bee in bee hotel. \r\nSeems to have started 6 adjacent nests, with an end plug in each. Spent the night in the middle of one of the holes with her head facing the plug.
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
~ 20 mm\nCrawling / flying low in front lawn\nNetted, cooled, and released
Anthophora pacifica nearcticus
(Pacific Digger Bee)
9 deg C
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Bombus centralis propinqua
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Exited a 7 mm diameter drilled hole in spruce stump.\r\n\r\nMale blue orchard bee emerging?\r\n\r\nHe poked his head out for a few minutes, then went back in for a few more. Then he came out, walked around a bit, and flew away.
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
First bee in garden
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Apis mellifera propinqua
(Western Honey Bee)
Halictus rubicundus propinqua
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Andrena prunorum propinqua
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
Bombus huntii propinqua
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus huntii propinqua
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Associated Species: Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Blue Aster)
Bombus occidentalis propinqua
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus vagans nearcticus
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Halictus rubicundus nearcticus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus griseocollis nearcticus
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
Hoplitis albifrons nearcticus
(White-fronted Small-Mason)
Inspecting a drilled hole in a spruce stump
Megachile rotundata nearcticus
(Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee)
Bombus appositus nearcticus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Heriades sp.
Subgenus Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
Caught leaving small beetle(?) hole in spruce stump. Length 6 mm
Megachile pugnata nearcticus
(Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee)
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump. Length 17 mm
Megachile angelarum nearcticus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump. Length 10 mm
Bombus appositus nearcticus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
23 mm
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Collected from California Poppy
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus vosnesenskii nearcticus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
Agapostemon virescens nearcticus
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
10 mm
Captured leaving hole in a log
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
~ 16 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Megachile melanophaea nearcticus
(Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
On Sticky Geranium flower
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
15 mm
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus vosnesenskii nearcticus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
On a California Poppy
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
On Sticky Geranium flower
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
5 mm
Andrena sp.
Subgenus Trachandrena
(Mining Bees)
Panurginus sp.
Associated Species: Tipula oleracea (Marsh Crane Fly)
Melecta sp.
Subgenus Melecta
(Mourning Bees)
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
5 mm
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Bombus nevadensis nearcticus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
Captured after entering hole in stump. Cooled, photographed, and released.
Nomada crotchii nearcticus
(Crotch's Nomad)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
On a Lewis Flax flower
: virescens or less likely coloradinus
Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
4 mm
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
Cutting a piece of a leaf off of a Douglas Hawthorne
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On sticky geranium flower
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Nomada crotchii propinqua
(Crotch's Nomad)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee) - John Ascher
Or Anthophora pacifica (Pacific Digger Bee) - BugGuide ID
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Temp 11 C
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus confusus propinqua
(Confusing Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
On Common Chickweed flower
Lasioglossum sp.
On Common Chickweed flower
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera propinqua
(Western Honey Bee)
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Halictus confusus propinqua
(Confusing Furrow Bee)
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Megachile sp.
Subgenus Xanthosarus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Apis mellifera propinqua
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Hoplitis sp.
(Small Mason Bees)
Megachile sp.
Subgenus Xanthosarus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Bombus centralis propinqua
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Anthidium manicatum propinqua
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Eucera sp.
Subgenus Synhalonia
Bombus nevadensis flavidus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
On an Indian Blanket flower (Gaillardia pulchella)
Bombus nevadensis flavidus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus vosnesenskii flavidus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
Halictus confusus flavidus
(Confusing Furrow Bee)
On a tulip flower
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
~ 6 mm
Flying low over garden soil, stopping occasionally on the ground.
BugGuide ID Nomada female
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
On a strawberry flower
Apis mellifera flavidus
(Western Honey Bee)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Apis mellifera flavidus
(Western Honey Bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Bombus centralis propinqua
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Sleeping on a Dandelion flower head.
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Fast moving, aggressive bee visiting golden currant flowers.
Cold and windy ~ 7 degrees C.
Bombus mixtus propinqua
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Bombus centralis propinqua
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
On Golden Currant flowers
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Male
Hylaeus sp.
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Hylaeus sp.
BugGuide IDAssociated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Hylaeus sp.
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Apis mellifera propinqua
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Male on Blanket Flower
Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Ceratina acantha propinqua
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthidium manicatum propinqua
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
~ 5 mm
Melissodes sp.
Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)
Bombus occidentalis propinqua
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus vagans propinqua
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Bombus huntii propinqua
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Triepeolus sp.
(Longhorn-cuckoo Bees)
Anthidium manicatum propinqua
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
Associated Species: Trifolium repens (White Clover)
Apis mellifera propinqua
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Megachile sp.
Subgenus Xanthosarus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Bombus sp.
Subgenus Pyrobombus
(Bumble Bees)