In a New Study, Spring Forest Bees Get Their Due
Temperate forests in the eastern United States come to life in April and May with colorful blankets of wildflowers, birds singing from newly leafing tree branches, and plenty of insect activity. That includes one greatly understudied group of native insects: the forest-living bees. A new study, however, is shedding much-needed light on the ecology of these often small but busy bees that do much of the spring pollination work in woodlands. Continue reading...
Male Osmia pumila, Photo by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab via Flickr