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 | 80 |
| Megachilidae | Anthidiellum | rotund-resin bees | 1 |
| Megachilidae | Anthidium | woolcarder bees | 3 |
| Apidae | Anthophora | chimney bees | 5 |
| Apidae | Apis | honey bees | 1 |
| Halictidae | Augochlora | green sweat bee | 1 |
| Halictidae | Augochlorella | metallic sweat bee | 2 |
| Halictidae | Augochloropsis | metallic sweat bee | 3 |
| Halictidae | Dufourea | shortface bees | 2 |
| Apidae | Bombus | bumble bees | 20 |
| Andrenidae | Calliopsis | miner bees | 1 |
| Apidae | Ceratina | small carpenter bees | 4 |
| Megachilidae | Coelioxys | sharptail bees | 10 |
| Colletidae | Colletes | cellophane bees | 20 |
| Apidae | Epeolus | cellophane-cuckoo bees | 10 |
| Apidae | Habropoda | digger bees | 1 |
| Halictidae | Halictus | furrow bees | 4 |
| Megachilidae | Heriades | resin bees | 4 |
| Megachilidae | Hoplitis | small mason bees | 5 |
| Colletidae | Hylaeus | masked bees | 12 |
| Halictidae | Lasioglossum | sweat bees | 75 |
| Melittidae | Macropis | oil bees | 3 |
| Megachilidae | Megachile | leafcutter bees | 30 |
| Apidae | Melissodes | longhorn bees | 12 |
| Melittidae | Melitta | blunt-horn bees | 4 |
| Megachilidae | Osmia | mason bees | 19 |
| Megachilidae | Paranthidium | burrowing-resin bees | 1 |
| Apidae | Peponapis | squash bees | 1 |
| Andrenidae | Perdita | fairy bees | 10 |
| Megachilidae | Pseudoanthidium | small-woolcarder bees | 1 |
| Apidae | Ptilothrix | turret bees | 1 |
| Halictidae | Sphecodes | blood bees | 30 |
| Megachilidae | Stelis | dark bees | 6 |
| Apidae | Triepeolus | longhorn-cuckoo bees | 9 |
| Apidae | Xylocopa | carpenter bees | 1 |
| Apidae | Holcopasites | calliopsis-cuckoo bees | 1 |