Life On A Quarter Acre

Associated Species: Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Blue Aster)

Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)

Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)

Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)

Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)

Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)

Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)

Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)

Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)

Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)

Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Ocimum basilicum (Sweet Basil)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Ocimum basilicum (Sweet Basil)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Solidago canadensis (Canada Goldenrod)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)

Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Achillea filipendulina (Fern-leaf Yarrow)

Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)

Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)

Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Delphinium ajacis (Doubtful Knight's-Spur)

Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)

Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)

Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)

Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)

Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

Associated Species: Hypochaeris radicata (Common Cat's-Ear)

Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)

Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)

Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)

Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)

Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)

Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)

Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)

Associated Species: Physocarpus capitus (Pacific Ninebark)

Associated Species: Physocarpus capitus (Pacific Ninebark)

On wall of front garden.

I've seen quite of few of these this year, though not as many as previous summers.

Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)

Associated Species: Drymocallis arguta (Tall Cinquefoil)

Associated Species: Lupinus Sp (Lupines)

On Phacelia heterophylla flowers.

These beautiful bees absolutely love this plant. Whenever the weather is nice, several of these bees are visiting these flowers.

Associated Species: Phacelia heterophylla (Virgate Scorpionweed)

Associated Species: Physocarpus capitus (Pacific Ninebark)

Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)

Associated Species: Phacelia heterophylla (Virgate Scorpionweed)

Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)

Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)

Associated Species: Phacelia heterophylla (Virgate Scorpionweed)

Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)

Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)

Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)

Associated Species: Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)

Associated Species: Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)

Associated Species: Prunus virginiana (Chokecherry)

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)

Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)

Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23.

6 mm

Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23

~ 8 mm

Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)

Closing up nest with resin in bee hotel.

Seems to be using resin.

Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)

Caught leaving hole in spruce stump

12 mm

Caught leaving hole in spruce stump

11 mm

Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

Associated Species: Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)

Associated Species: Drymocallis Sp

Netted on a lilac bush, cooled, photographed, and released.

12 mm

Associated Species: Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac)

18 mm

BugGuide ID

Associated Species: Delphinium ajacis (Doubtful Knight's-Spur)

First bee in bee hotel.

Seems 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.

Exited a 7 mm diameter drilled hole in spruce stump.

He 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.

Several of these grass-carrying wasp nests are in an old spruce stump in our yard.

Here is what the nest looks like when completed.

These wasps flit about from hole to hole on a spruce stump, entering some and then leaving to inspect others.

BugGuide ID

Spruce stump

matthias22 matthias22: Female clypeus golden, tergum 1 with spots

Several of these have nested in on old spruce stump. I've seen them carrying grass to nest holes. There are six completed nests with grass sticking out of holes.

BugGuide ID

Associated Species: Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Blue Aster)

Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)

Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)

Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump.

Length 10 mm

~12 mm

Entered hole in an old log. Captured as it was leaving. Cooled and photographed.

10 mm

Captured leaving hole in a log

Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

Associated Species: Drymocallis Sp

On a Lewis Flax flower

: virescens or less likely coloradinus

Anthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee) - John Ascher

Or Anthophora pacifica (Pacific Digger Bee) - BugGuide ID

Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)

Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)

BugGuide Id

On a Lewis Flax flower

BugGuide ID

~ 6 mm

Flying low over garden soil, stopping occasionally on the ground.

BugGuide ID Nomada female

~19 mm

BugGuide ID

BugGuide ID

Male

BugGuide ID

Male

Fast moving, aggressive bee visiting golden currant flowers.

Cold and windy ~ 7 degrees C.

BugGuide ID

female

BugGuide ID

male

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)

Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)