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Mason Bees

Mason Bees

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Description

Medium-sized with metallic blue bodies; females carry pollen on the underside of the abdomen

Species

Family:

Megachilidae

Genus:

Osmia

Species:

subfasciata, georgica, texana, chalybea, atriventris, sandhouseae, calaminthae

Native to Florida?

Yes

Size

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

Nesting

above-ground cavities

Behavior

Foraging Period

spring

Sociality

solitary

Known For

Using mud to partition and cap nest cells
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