The Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus) has two light spots at the end of the abdomen, which stand out against the black body. Two-spotted Longhorn Bee Two-spotted Longhorn Bee They visit a range of flowers including sunflowers, clover, and thistles. Juveniles have brilliant yellow body hairs. There is a black band between the wings and the abdomen is yellow with the last three segments being black. They have black heads with the front and back of the thorax being yellow.
This is one of the most common and widespread bumblebees in North America. The worker bees grow to 18mm in length with the queen being slightly larger. The Sonoran Bumble Bee (Bombus sonorus) is a large and colorful bee that is native to the Sonoran desert and the western United States. These bees are predominantly black with a metallic green or blue coloration. Tomato plants require the pollinating skill these bees possess. The Horse Fly Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis) is common in North America and is an essential pollinator for pepper, tomato, and eggplants. Queens are larger-bodied, while helpers are smaller-bodied with undeveloped ovaries. These bees are predominantly black or brown/black.įemales differ in size, based on reproductive strategies. The Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus) is a burrowing bee, that creates a nest underground. The female vibrates holes in the wood, burrowing a nest of around 12cm in length. You will probably never see their nests in nature. They create nests by excavating wooded plant material, including deadwood. These are large bees growing to 19mm in body length, with black metallic coloration, which reflects as green or blue. The Southern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa micans) is often found near woody plants. Southern Carpenter Bee Southern Carpenter Bee The male has a longer body, while the females have a wider head. They are glossy black with a slight purple color. These bees are around the same size as bumblebees. The Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) is common in Texas, nesting in various wooded areas, eating pollen and nectar. Eastern Carpenter Bee Eastern Carpenter Bee These bees are known to travel up to 1.5 miles in search of food. The queen can grow to 26mm in body length, while workers grow to around 19mm in body length. They have alternating black and white segments with short hair. These bumblebees have a yellow thoracic dorsum with black posttrial. These bees prefer fields and open farmlands where they favor sunflowers. The population has dropped by almost ninety percent in the past twenty years. They were once the most common bumblebee in the southern United States, but their populations are decreasing. The American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus) is a threatened species native to North America. They have a pollen basket on their hind legs with dark brown to black legs. The bees are red/brown in color with black banding and orange/yellow rings on the abdomen. This is one of the first domestic species and is very common with beekeepers for their honey production and pollination abilities. Western Honey BeeĪ single colony can be home to thousands of bees. These bees create colonies, which include one fertile female, known as the queen. They are distributed throughout the world. Western honey bees (Apis mellifera) are also known as European honey bees.
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