Posts Tagged: Andrena

Mining for Bees!

Just call it "Mining for Bees." It was not long after Robbin Thorp's talk on wild bees at the UC Davis Pollinator Gardening Workshop (hosted by the...

Female of the genus Andrena (Andrenidae) probably Andrena angustitarsata, as identified by Robbin Thorp. This is a native, solitary, ground nesting bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Female of the genus Andrena (Andrenidae) probably Andrena angustitarsata, as identified by Robbin Thorp. This is a native, solitary, ground nesting bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

'Mining' for Bees

If you  visit the Jepson Prairie Reserve near Vacaville-Dixon in Solano County, keep your eyes out for Andrena (mining) bees on the meadowfoam...

Andrena bee on meadowfoam. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Andrena bee on meadowfoam. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey

Andrena bee cradled inside a meadowfoam at the Jepson Prairie Reserve. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Andrena bee cradled inside a meadowfoam at th

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