Best Ground Nesting

The Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum) is a bumblebee species native to Europe. It’s notable for its distinctive reddish-brown hairs on its thorax and its ground-nesting behavior, crucial for pollinating wildflowers in grasslands and meadows. This bee is particularly important for researchers stud...

Nomia iridescens is a metallic-bodied ground-nesting bee in the family Halictidae, distinguished by the iridescent bands and sheen of its abdominal segments.

Osmia inermis is a solitary mason bee described by Zetterstedt in 1838, ranging across northern Eurasia and nesting beneath stones in cool habitats.

Anthophora pacifica is a fast-flying solitary digger bee native to western North America, where females excavate nests in soil banks and other firm ground.

Melissodes druriellus is a North American long-horned bee that specializes on the aster family, particularly goldenrods and asters.

Pseudapis diversipes is an Old World ground-nesting bee described by Pierre André Latreille in 1806, notable for its distinctively banded hind legs and presence in arid regions.

Halictus poeyi is a Neotropical sweat bee species described by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier in 1841, recognized for its communal nesting behavior in the Caribbean.

Halictus confusus is a North American sweat bee described by Frederick Smith in 1853, notable for its eusocial colony structure and ground-nesting habits.

Lasioglossum nigripes is an Asian sweat bee species described by Ferdinand Morawitz in 1876, recognized for its primitively eusocial colonies and ground-nesting behaviors.

Lasioglossum vierecki is a North American sweat bee named for entomologist Henry Lorenz Viereck, notable as a small ground-nesting member of Halictidae.