Category: Augochlorini

• Where do sweat bees go in winter?

  

  By early March, I am restless for bees to emerge. This weekend, I ventured out to Harms Woods in hopes of finding an overwintering site of pure gold sweat bees (Augochlora pura). Herpetologists are fond of flipping logs to find snakes, salamanders, and frogs, gently replacing the logs as they were. I embraced the spirit…

  Bee Watching

  March 19, 2024

  Augochlorini, Uncategorized

  augochlora, hibernation, spring

• Augochlorella

  Augochlorella is a small, brilliant green genus of bees, and one of three in our area that belong to the tribe Augochlorini. Augochlorella are strongly forest-associated, building nests in rotting wood in the understory of eastern deciduous woodlands. They occur on diverse flowers, including in backyards near forested areas. The three species occur in our…

  Bee Watching

  January 9, 2023

  Augochlorella, Augochlorini, Genus page

  backyard bee, forest, metallic green bee, summer