BEE SPECIES / Plant visited

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Alfalfa leafcutter bee (Megachile rotundata) - sedum

Bicolored agapostemon (Agapostemon virescens) – caryopteris, purple  aster

Brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis) – caryopteris, nasturtium

Cloudy-winged mining bee (Andrena nubecula) – Joe Pye weed

Common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) – caryopteris, nasturtium, windflower

Confusing furrow bee (Halictus confusus) – cosmos, purple asters

Flat-tailed leafcutter bee  (Megachile mendica) - sedum

Golden green sweat bee (Augochlorella aurata) – caryopteris, purple aster,

Hairy-banded mining bee (Andrena hircticincta) – purple aster

Ligated furrow bee (Halictus ligatus) – black-eyed Susan, cosmos, purple asters

Metallic sweat bee (Lasioglossum subg. Dialictus) – purple aster

Modest masked bee  (Hylaeus modestus modestus) – sedum

Orange-legged furrow bee (Halictus rotundatus) – purple aster

Oblong woolcarder Bee  (Anthidium oblongatum) – lamb’s ear, sedum

Pure green sweat bee (Augochlora pura) – caryopteris, black-eyed Susan,

Quebec lasioglossum (Lasioglossum quebecense) – purple aster

Spurred small carpenter bee  (Ceratina calcarata) – caryopteris, purple aster, sedum

Variegated resin bee (Heriades variolosa) - cosmos

Virginia large carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) – caryopteris, sedum

Western honey bee  (Apis mellifera) – caryopteris, sedum