Halictid Bee
You may be familiar with our country’s most widely utilized pollinator, the European honeybee… but did you know there are about 4,000 species of bee that are native to the United States? Compare that number to the 5,000+ species of mammal in the entire world.
You can find about 200 bee species right here in Houston! They are not aggressive and are great fun to watch – if you plant a pollinator friendly garden you might attract these little beauties to your own backyard!
You can even build a bee house to attract these and other kinds of fascinating bees: http://www.xerces.org/fact-sheets/
For more Bee-lieve it or Not facts, come join us in celebrating National Polinator Week on June 26th and 27th. We will have tables and chats from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. all about our favorite pollinators. Bee sure to record your pollinating adventures in a nature blog to share at the Swap Shop!
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