Nest in the ground. Holes are often excavated in compacted soil with little plant cover, sometimes in banks. Range greatly in size; common species include some that are just a few millimeters in ...

There are over 250 species of bee in the UK, of which 178 species have been recorded in Wales. The majority of these are solitary bees, but some, like the better-known bumblebees and honeybee, are ...

The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

Chief among these principles is that species-specific characteristics can exist because members of different species do not freely produce fertile hybrids. The history of the nomencalture of ...

Learn how to help bees and pollinators in 10 easy ways. Most solitary bee species nest in the ground; the rest use tunnels like hollow stems or burrow into dead wood. Inside these nesting sites ...