Blueberry Bee
Name:ย ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข ๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ด๐ข
Size: 15.5 to 16 mm (Female); 13 to 14 mm (Male)
Characteristics:ย Smaller than bumble bee. Female is entirely black. Male is mainly black with yellow markings.
Locations: Regions where blueberries grow abundantly. Pollinates blueberry plants. Home gardens, orchards, and landscaped areas.
Bumble Bee
Name:ย ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐บ๐ญ๐ท๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ด
Size:ย 21 to 25 mm (Queen); 16 to 22 mm (Male); 14 to 18 (Worker)
Characteristics: Has a yellow thoracic dorsum and black posterior. Has a long tongue for feeding nectar from flowers. Short hair covers its body.
Locations: Lives and nests in open farmland and fields. Forages for nectar and pollen in agricultural areas with sunflowers and clovers. Can be found in both urban and suburban environments. Gardens, parks, and green spaces near flowering plants.
Honey Bee
Name:ย ๐๐ฑ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข
Size: 18 to 20 mm (Queen); 15 to 17 mm (Male); 12 to 15 (Workers)
Characteristics: Yellow and black stripes. Body has three main segments: head, thorax, and abdomen. Has four translucent wings, two on each side of body. Covered in fine hairs.
Locations: Found in both urban and suburban areas. Gardens, parks, farms, orchards, flower beds, window boxes, water sources (ponds, streams, birdbaths, puddles). Forages for nectar in meadows and forests.
Sweat Bee
Name: ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ
Size: ~3 to 10 mm
Characteristics: Tiny to medium. More slender than other bee types. Dull to metallic black sheen. Some are bright green or blue. Has attraction to perspiration (moisture and salt).
Locations: Farms and gardens. Regions with many wildfloweers.
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4524 Parkway Commerce Blvd
Orlando, Florida 32808
Phone:ย (407) 447-7378