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Mining Bees

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Mining bees are small, fuzzy insects that love to dig in the ground. They are great pollinators and help flowers grow by spreading pollen.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Mining Bees are fuzzy, medium-sized bees often colored black, brown, or reddish, sometimes with pale striped abdomens. They have noticeable pollen-collecting hairs (scopae) on their hind legs or underside, distinguishing them from wasps. Their bodies are typically stout, making them look stockier than honey bees.

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Mining Bees
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Mining Bees

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Each female mining bee is a superhero single mom, building an entire nest all by herself.

Mining bees are incredible pollinators for many plants, even though they don't make honey.

Mining bees dig intricate tunnels underground, sometimes creating 'bee cities' in your lawn!

They are among the first bees to buzz around in spring, sometimes when it's still chilly!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underground Architects

Mining Bees can excavate complex burrows in the soil because of strong jaws and specialized legs that help them create nests.

Fähigkeit

Pollen Power Hairs

Mining Bees have dense, branched hairs (scopae) that helps them collect and transport large amounts of pollen for their young.

Fähigkeit

Solo Nest Builders

Mining Bees are solitary and each female builds her own individual nest, because they don't live in a large colony.

Fähigkeit

Early Spring Risers

Mining Bees can emerge very early in spring, because they are well-adapted to cooler temperatures, helping to pollinate early blooms.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
15-30 mm
Größe
8-17 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-40 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
12 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Mining bees sip nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their growing babies.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Willow pollen
  • Dandelion pollen
  • Fruit tree pollen

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Apple Tree

Malus domestica

Helps apple trees produce fruit in spring.

pollinates

Goat Willow

Salix caprea

Crucial early spring pollinator for willows.

parasitizes

Gooden's Nomad Bee

Nomada goodeniana

Lays eggs in mining bee nests, stealing food.

eaten by

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Hornets may prey on adult mining bees.

Merkmale

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Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Mining bees are usually safe, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Mining Bees?

15-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Mining Bees?

8-17 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Mining Bees?

20-40 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Mining Bees?

12 km/h

Was frisst Mining Bees?

Mining bees sip nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their growing babies.

Wo findet man Mining Bees normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Mining Bees?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Mining Bees?

6

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