Tag: ground-nesting

• Dunning’s mining bee (Dunning’s miner bee)

  Andrenidae > Andrena > Andrena dunningi Dunning’s mining bee (Andrena dunningi) is fond of lazy gardeners: this spring-active species thrives in sunny, unkempt suburban lawns and gardens full of dandelions. It can be distinguished from most other spring-active Andrena by the combination of orange thorax and entirely black abdomen. Phenology Late-March/early-April through May, with latest…

  Bee Watching

  January 9, 2023

  Andrena, Backyard Bees, Species Page, Spring Bees

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