IMG_9117_Carpenter Bee on lavender
Shown at Second Friday HeArt About, February 10, 2012 through March 31, 2012.
California carpenter bee photographed at the UC Davis Arboretum.
As domesticated European honeybees decline in California (and elsewhere), due to colony collapse disorder (CCD), native bees are becoming recognized a more-important source of pollinators. Research is showing that some native bees are actually more wfficient pollinators than honeybees, and are often less aggressive. Carpenter bees are solitary, and therefore not susceptible to CCD.
IMG_9117_Carpenter Bee on lavender
Shown at Second Friday HeArt About, February 10, 2012 through March 31, 2012.
California carpenter bee photographed at the UC Davis Arboretum.
As domesticated European honeybees decline in California (and elsewhere), due to colony collapse disorder (CCD), native bees are becoming recognized a more-important source of pollinators. Research is showing that some native bees are actually more wfficient pollinators than honeybees, and are often less aggressive. Carpenter bees are solitary, and therefore not susceptible to CCD.