Mason Bees
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Description
Medium-sized with metallic blue bodies; females carry pollen on the underside of the abdomen
Species
Family:
MegachilidaeGenus:
OsmiaSpecies:
subfasciata, georgica, texana, chalybea, atriventris, sandhouseae, calaminthaeNative to Florida?
YesSize
medium
3-6 mm very small - small bees, i.e., sweat bees
7-10 mm medium bodied bees, i.e., honey bees
11+ mm- large bodied bees, i.e., carpenter and bumblebees
7-10 mm medium bodied bees, i.e., honey bees
11+ mm- large bodied bees, i.e., carpenter and bumblebees
Nesting
above-ground cavities
Behavior
Foraging Period
springSociality
solitaryKnown For
Using mud to partition and cap nest cells
