Osmia pusilla

Osmia pusilla native bee

Mason bees. Well represented in AB, especially the foothills.

17 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Alberta PenstemonPenstemon albertinuswildflower · May-JulFireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumwildflower · July-AugustLance-leaved StonecropSedum lanceolatumgroundcover · June–JulyNorthern HedysarumHedysarum borealewildflower · Jun-JulSelf-healPrunella vulgariswildflower · June–AugustSilky LupineLupinus sericeuswildflower · Jun-AugSilvery LupineLupinus argenteuswildflower · Jun-AugSlender Cinquefoil (Graceful Cinquefoil)Potentilla graciliswildflower · June–AugustSpreading DogbaneApocynum androsaemifoliumwildflower · June–AugustSticky Purple GeraniumGeranium viscosissimumwildflower · June–JulyWild RaspberryRubus idaeusshrub · June–JulyYellow BeardtonguePenstemon confertuswildflower · May-Jul

gathers pollen at

Common SnowberrySymphoricarpos albusshrub · June–JulyNodding OnionAllium cernuumwildflower · June–AugustSelf-healPrunella vulgariswildflower · June–AugustSlender Cinquefoil (Graceful Cinquefoil)Potentilla graciliswildflower · June–AugustWild Blue FlaxLinum lewisiiwildflower · June–August