Andrena melanochroa

Andrena melanochroa native bee

Mining bees. One of the largest bee genera in the prairies; dozens of species across AB and SK.

7 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Slender Cinquefoil (Graceful Cinquefoil)Potentilla graciliswildflower · June–AugustSticky Purple GeraniumGeranium viscosissimumwildflower · June–JulyTall CinquefoilDrymocallis argutawildflower · June–AugustWild StrawberryFragaria virginianagroundcover · May–JuneWoodland StrawberryFragaria vescagroundcover · May–June

gathers pollen at

BunchberryCornus canadensisgroundcover · JuneWild StrawberryFragaria virginianagroundcover · May–June