Shawn's unknown bees

CWBees · July 07, 2008, 08:58:38 PM

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i91/beekeeper_2006/Unknownbee.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i91/beekeeper_2006/unknownbee2.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i91/beekeeper_2006/Unknownbee1.jpg

Shawn · July 07, 2008, 09:07:35 PM

Thanks for posting that for me. So this little bee is very aggressive when I get close. She /he hangs out around the sunflower and if I get too close she will chase me back to the house, buzzing around my head not stinging. Because I know she is not one of mibe she may not want to chase me musch longer, if you know what I mean.

JP · July 07, 2008, 10:23:20 PM

How large is that bee? It looks like a carpenter bee.

...JP

Shawn · July 07, 2008, 11:22:05 PM

Its probbaly the same size as a honey bee but it looks "stocky".

JP · July 07, 2008, 11:25:49 PM

Quote from: Shawn on July 07, 2008, 11:22:05 PM
Its probbaly the same size as a honey bee but it looks "stocky".

Shawn, no offense, but that bee looks to me, much larger than a honeybee. From the photos I think it is a carpenter bee.

...JP

kattz · July 07, 2008, 11:27:49 PM

Hey I saw a bee just like that today on my sunflowers!!! I was on my way to check my hive and notice that when I went by he she didn't like it and was buzzing after me. :?

wayne · July 07, 2008, 11:39:49 PM

Wow. African Elephant Bee ? The counter point to small cell? Big bugger.

MrILoveTheAnts · July 08, 2008, 01:31:57 AM

The photo doesn't make it that clear but I would venture one of the native bees known for being territorial.
http://www.insectpix.net/solitary_bees_gallery.htm
The Hairy Footed Flower Bee for example seems to patrol flowers and wait for females to arrive at them. In the mean time they go after other insects. I know a number of digger bees greatly resemble honey bees but I'm not sure if they're active this late in the year.

DayValleyDahlias · July 08, 2008, 01:40:43 AM

Those kinds of bees visit my dahlia patch every year. The actually spend the night on flowers. And yes they are just a bit smaller than a honeybee and very stocky& fuzzy.

Shawn · July 08, 2008, 01:29:58 PM

Well I have to agree with JP. I googled the carpenter bee and saw a couple of bees that looked liked the one on the flower.

Scadsobees · July 08, 2008, 02:34:29 PM

Orchard mason bee?
Japanese hornfaced bee? http://www.pollinatorparadise.com/solitary_bees/Hornface.htm
These are the ones that spend the night on my fountain grasses.

Or click through some of these to see if they match.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/59/bgimage

Rick