Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Ocimum basilicum (Sweet Basil)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus sp.
Subgenus Pyrobombus
(Bumble Bees)
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
27 Jul 2024
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
On a raspberry leaf
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
On Globe Thistle
Associated Species:
Bombus sp.
(Bumble Bees)
On globe thistle
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
25 Jul 2024
On oregano
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
25 Jul 2024
On globe thistle
Associated Species:
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Bombus nevadensis
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
On Common Lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Bombus sp.
(Bumble Bees)
Visiting
Delphinium ajacis flowers
Associated Species: Delphinium ajacis (Doubtful Knight's-Spur)
Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
On Common Lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
On ocean spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
24 Jun 2024
On
Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
21 Jun 2024
On
Drymocallis arguta (Tall Cinquefoil)
Associated Species: Drymocallis arguta (Tall Cinquefoil)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On Pacific Ninebark flowers
Associated Species: Physocarpus capitus (Pacific Ninebark)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On Oregon Sunshine flowers
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Bombus insularis
(Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
On
Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
On raspberry flower
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On a Common Woolly Sunflower (
Eriophyllum lanatum) flower.
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Captured from a Rydberg's penstemon flower in the north garden. Cooled and photographed. But it flew off before I could get a good photo.
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On Sticky Geranium flower
Associated Species: Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)
Habropoda cineraria
(Ashy Digger Bee)
Visiting golden currant flowers.
I thought it was a Common Digger Bee (Anthophora sp.), but was corrected by ahaw.
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus griseocollis
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus griseocollis
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Looks like centralis. Clear band across the centre of the thorax. (
beespeaker)
Ceratina sp.
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus mixtus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
On Sticky Geranium
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus mixtus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Anthophora pacifica
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
First bee of the year in our yard.
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus mixtus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Ceratina sp.
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Ceratina sp.
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Anthophora pacifica nearcticus
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Anthophora pacifica nearcticus
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Bombus huntii nearcticus
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis nearcticus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On a raspberry bush
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
On Big Sage flowers
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthophora urbana nearcticus
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Anthophora urbana nearcticus
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Bombus vagans nearcticus
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Bombus appositus nearcticus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Anthophora urbana nearcticus
(Urbane Digger Bee)
On a hollyhock flower
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis nearcticus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On a Lewis Flax flower
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus occidentalis flavidus
(Western Bumble Bee)
On California Poppy
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus mixtus nearcticus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
On a California Poppy
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus insularis nearcticus
(Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
On Big Sage flowers
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Male
Ceratina sp.
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On sticky geranium flower
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Male
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)
Male
Bombus vagans nearcticus
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus appositus nearcticus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Delphinium ajacis (Doubtful Knight's-Spur)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
9 deg C
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus huntii nearcticus
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus huntii nearcticus
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Male
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus vagans nearcticus
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
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)
On a Hollyhock flower
Bombus appositus nearcticus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
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 vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus vosnesenskii nearcticus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
On a California Poppy
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
~ 16 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
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
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
On Sticky Geranium flower
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Melecta sp.
Subgenus Melecta
(Mourning Bees)
Bombus nevadensis nearcticus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Nomada crotchii nearcticus
(Crotch's Nomad)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On sticky geranium flower
Nomada crotchii nearcticus
(Crotch's Nomad)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee) - John Ascher
Or Anthophora pacifica (Pacific Digger Bee) - BugGuide ID
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Temp 11 C
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Eucera sp.
Subgenus Synhalonia
Bombus nevadensis flavidus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis flavidus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus vosnesenskii flavidus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
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
Apis mellifera flavidus
(Western Honey Bee)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Apis mellifera flavidus
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus centralis flavidus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Fast moving, aggressive bee visiting golden currant flowers.
Cold and windy ~ 7 degrees C.
Bombus mixtus flavidus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis flavidus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
On Golden Currant flowers
Apis mellifera flavidus
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Bombus rufocinctus flavidus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Ceratina acantha flavidus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Melissodes sp.
Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)
Bombus occidentalis flavidus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus vagans flavidus
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Bombus huntii flavidus
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Triepeolus sp.
(Longhorn-cuckoo Bees)
Apis mellifera flavidus
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Bombus sp.
Subgenus Pyrobombus
(Bumble Bees)