tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334304488486587767.post8908623217173585432..comments2023-05-26T06:54:15.572-07:00Comments on Pollinators: One Bite out of Three before ColumbusBeatriz Moissethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05745938472052790104noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334304488486587767.post-87434177182637635092020-09-18T20:27:34.276-07:002020-09-18T20:27:34.276-07:00Thanks for explaining this. Had no idea honeybees...Thanks for explaining this. Had no idea honeybees were a much an import as my forebears.<br /><br />I have bumblebees in my yard. Love to watch them do their thing. They are safe from pesticides as we keep a green yard. Dusty's momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116491692593965176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334304488486587767.post-88747250537687452162013-06-04T17:03:25.739-07:002013-06-04T17:03:25.739-07:00Bugguide is by far the most useful resource, not o...Bugguide is by far the most useful resource, not only because of the photos and information but also for the great help if you submit images to ID request: http://bugguide.net/node/view/8267<br />But, beware, there are a few non-native bees besides Apis mellifera. It helps to consult this article about non-native arthropods: http://bugguide.net/node/view/8267. Scroll down to the families Apidae, Andrenidae, Colletidae, Halictidae and Megachilidae.<br />If you just want some generalities about bees, you can consult my booklet published by the USDA and downloadable as a PDF document: http://www.pollinator.org/books.htmBeatriz Moissethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745938472052790104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334304488486587767.post-41403927839455004202013-06-03T18:33:28.401-07:002013-06-03T18:33:28.401-07:00I have been amazed and extremely pleased at the nu...I have been amazed and extremely pleased at the number of native bees that I have found at work in my garden. Do you know of a good reference to their identification?Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.com