Not every bee lives in a hive and makes honey. But some of those other bees are necessary for a healthy garden. Mason bees, for instance, are small native bees with 150 species found in North America.

Two-coloured mason bees use snail shells for egg laying. They pack the shell with pollen and nectar for their larvae, then seal it with grass and sticky saliva. Humans sometimes consider snails to be ...

Information on how to help native pollinators in your own ... Blue calamintha bees — These metallic blue mason bees rely entirely on two rare flowers found in central Florida’s fragile sand pine scrub ...

Information on how to help native pollinators in backyards ... Blue calamintha bees: These metallic blue mason bees rely entirely on two rare flowers found in central Florida’s fragile sand pine scrub ...