Osmia lignaria
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Osmia
(Mason Bees)
First bee observation in the yard this spring. Male, checking out the holes in the stump.
Osmia lignaria
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Osmia lignaria
(Blue Orchard Bee)
It looks like he has a load of mites around his waist.
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Osmia lignaria
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Osmia lignaria
(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.
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard 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.
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Osmia lignaria
(Blue Orchard Bee)