2020年12月16日 · There are eleven species of described blue-banded bees in Australia ranging in size from 8-14 mm. They are also known as long-tongued bees or buzz pollinators. Blue-banded bees are solitary and are found in all states of Australia except Tasmania. They have a sting but are not aggressive.

Blue-banded bees are found throughout mainland Australia, living in different environments from urban areas to woodlands, forests, and heath areas. They are present in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, and Western Australia, though notably absent from Tasmania.

Read about the major types of Australian native bees and find out if they are in your part of Australia - Stingless Bees, Carpenter Bees, Blue Banded Bees, Leafcutters, Resin Bees, Teddy Bear bees, Homalictus and more.

Amegilla cingulata is a species of blue-banded bee native to Australia. Currently, several scientific organizations are conducting research on how A. cingulata benefits agriculture through its distinctive " buzz pollination ".

Blue-banded bees (Amegilla species) are the most likely to be seen. About the size of a honeybee, they are distinguished by their rotund form and black-and-white-banded abdomen, the white bands often tinged with a bluish iridescence. They visit flowers of many garden ornamentals, both native and exotic, in spring and summer.

Blue Banded Bees are amongst our most beautiful Australian native bees. Read about their solitary clay nests, roosts, buzz pollination and their value as pollinators of greenhouse tomatoes.

The Common Blue-banded Bee lives in urban areas, forests and woodlands, and heath. The Common Blue-banded Bee is found throughout most of Australia but is not known in Tasmania or the Northern Territory. It was thought that these bees only visited blue and purple flowers.

2014年9月18日 · The species is found all over Australia, except in Tasmania and the Northern Territory. It’s also native to Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, and India, so it enjoys a pretty healthy range, spreading out everywhere from urban areas to open fields and dense, tropical forests.

During the warmer months, you have a good chance of seeing native bees anywhere in Australia. Bees nest in habitats as diverse as tree hollows, underground burrows or inside plant stems. Fast Facts: Carpenter Bees, Blue-banded Bees and Teddy Bear Bees have a …

2017年3月31日 · About 800 native bee species occur in Western Australia. Many are endemic, most are solitary and some are stingless; all are pollinators and all are non-aggressive. Faye’s images featured several types of native bees including: the attractive Blue-banded Bee (Amegillia sp.