At present, our guide covers nearly 30 bee genera in the northeast. Each link will take you a page for that genus, with a list of the species in that genus that can be found in our guide. We are continuing to expand this list to include all bee genera in the northeast.
| Family | Genus | Common Name | Approx. # species in region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halictidae | Agapostemon | striped-sweat bees | 4 |
| Andrenidae | Andrena | mining bees | 107 |
| Megachilidae | Anthidiellum | rotund-resin bees | 1 |
| Megachilidae | Anthidium | woolcarder bees | 3 |
| Apidae | Anthophora | chimney bees | 6 |
| Apidae | Anthophorula | digger bees | 1 |
| Apidae | Apis | honey bees | 1 |
| Halictidae | Augochlora | green sweat bee | 1 |
| Halictidae | Augochlorella | metallic sweat bee | 3 |
| Halictidae | Augochloropsis | metallic sweat bee | 3 |
| Apidae | Bombus | bumble bees | 19 |
| Apidae | Brachymelecta | digger-cuckoo bees | 1 |
| Andrenidae | Calliopsis | miner bees | 3 |
| Apidae | Cemolobus | morning glory bee | 1 |
| Apidae | Ceratina | small carpenter bees | 4 |
| Megachilidae | Chelostoma | scissor bees | 3 |
| Megachilidae | Coelioxys | sharptail bees | 17 |
| Colletidae | Colletes | cellophane bees | 22 |
| Halictidae | Dieunomia | giant sweat bees | 1 |
| Halictidae | Dufourea | shortface bees | 2 |
| Apidae | Epeoloides | loosestrife-cuckoo bees | 1 |
| Apidae | Epeolus | cellophane-cuckoo bees | 13 |
| Apidae | Eucera | longhorn bees | 4 |
| Apidae | Florilegus | longhorn bees | 1 |
| Apidae | Habropoda | digger bees | 1 |
| Halictidae | Halictus | furrow bees | 6 |
| Megachilidae | Heriades | small resin bees | 3 |
| Apidae | Holcopasites | calliopsis-cuckoo bees | 3 |
| Megachilidae | Hoplitis | small mason bees | 6 |
| Colletidae | Hylaeus | masked bees | 21 |
| Halictidae | Lasioglossum | sweat bees | 99 |
| Megachilidae | Lithurgus | woodborer bees | 1 |
| Melittidae | Macropis | oil bees | 3 |
| Megachilidae | Megachile | leafcutter bees | 29 |
| Apidae | Melecta | mourning bees | 1 |
| Apidae | Melissodes | longhorn bees | 14 |
| Apidae | Melitoma | morning glory bees | 1 |
| Melittidae | Melitta | blunt-horn bees | 3 |
| Apidae | Nomada | nomad bees | 57 |
| Megachilidae | Osmia | mason bees | 24 |
| Andrenidae | Panurginus | miner bees | 2 |
| Megachilidae | Paranthidium | burrowing-resin bees | 1 |
| Apidae | Peponapis | squash bees | 1 |
| Andrenidae | Perdita | fairy bees | 11 |
| Andrenidae | Protandrena | bare-miner bees | 13 |
| Megachilidae | Pseudoanthidium | small-woolcarder bees | 1 |
| Apidae | Ptilothrix | turret bees | 1 |
| Halictidae | Sphecodes | blood bees | 26 |
| Megachilidae | Stelis | dark bees | 9 |
| Apidae | Svastra | longhorn bees | 3 |
| Apidae | Triepeolus | longhorn-cuckoo bees | 16 |
| Apidae | Xenoglossa | large squash bees | 1 |
| Apidae | Xylocopa | carpenter bees | 1 |