Who Are You?

All summer long I’ve caught tantalizing glimpses of brilliant metallic blue native bees zipping about our yard. I think they’re “sweat bees” (scientific name: Halictidae), but I’m not sure — they could also be Ceratina dupla, another native bee. I’ve never been able to catch an image of one, as they never stop long enough for me to get a good shot.

In July, however, right after a thunderstorm, I found this one. It hadn’t found a safe harbor, and perished in the storm.

Isn’t its color amazing?

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  By Kris, in New England, October 5, 2008 @ 1:47 pm

  Wow – that really is an electric blue. And not a small bee either!

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  By Dan, October 27, 2008 @ 7:45 am

  Does it make blue honey?

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