Three differences between Orchard Mason Bees and Honeybees are: 1. Honeybees are more aggessive. 2. Orchard Mason Bees live in mud holes while Honeybees live in hives. 3. Orchard Mason Bees sting less frequently than Honeybees.
The picture above is that of a mason bee.
No. Only honey bees - Apis Mellifera - do that.
Yes, mason bees sting if they are female even though no, they do not if they are male. Female mason bees sting, less painfully than honey bee or wasp stings, only if they're in serious danger, such as being trapped in clothing or getting purposely caught in the hand. Male mason bees have male genitalia instead of an ovipositor, and therefore they cannot sting.
not unless ticked off very bad
bees adapt to there environment by using there stinger but most its pad on their feet to pick the pollen up
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Dirt Dobbers? These bees can be carpenter bees if they are making holes in the wood on your house. Mason bees use holes in trees usually made by woodpeckers, etc. You can make a mason bee house by drilling 1/4-3/8" holes in a thick board and placing on a tree or other structure. These bees are about half the size of a bumble bee. They are gentle.
this makes the recent state of bees even more alarming .If bees are in trouble so are we
There are around 260 species of bee. These can be broken down into groups, for example there are 17 species of bumblebee. These groups include: * Sweat bees * Carpenter bees * Honeybees * Bumblebees * Stingless bees * Africanized bees * Leafcutter bees * Mason bees * Hornfaced bees * Cleptoparasitic bees * Cuckoo bees
The natural environment was filled with flowers, trees, and bumble bees.
An Africanized honey bee is just a bee with attitude. Apart from that there are no significant physical differences between Africanized bees and Western honey bees -- in fact the only way to be sure which type of bee you have is DNA analysis. For this reason, Africanized bees are no more damaging to the environment than any other bees. In fact, all bees are essential to maintain the environment as we know it.