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Blue Orchard Mason Bee

Osmia lignaria native bee

Blue Orchard Mason Bee
(c) Harley Hosford, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Harley Hosford

Spring solitary bee; superb fruit-tree and willow pollinator that nests in cavities (and bee hotels).

17 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

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gathers pollen at

(c) Leslie Seaton, some rights reserved (CC BY)BalsamrootBalsamorhiza sagittatawildflower · May-Jul(c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas GoldmanBearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursigroundcover · May–Juneno rights reserved, uploaded by Alan Weakley · cc0Boreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-August(c) bobkennedy, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by bobkennedyPussy WillowSalix discolorshrub · March–April(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by David AndersonSilky LupineLupinus sericeuswildflower · Jun-Aug(c) Gavin Slater, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Gavin SlaterThimbleberryRubus parviflorusshrub · June–July(c) Abby Hyde, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Abby HydeWild StrawberryFragaria virginianagroundcover · May–June(c) Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matt BergerYellow Monkey FlowerErythranthe guttatawildflower · Jun-Aug