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Left image shows a rust colored dirt mound with a small bee in the middle. Right image is a wide shot of a nesting aggregation with many rust colored dirt mounds scattered among patchy grass.

Ground Nesting Bees - What to Look for and What Species to Expect

What to Look forOut of the more than 20,000 bee species in the world, approximately 70% build their nests underground. Females of these species lay their eggs in underground nests; the young then…