Dotted bee balm (Monarda punctata) supposedly is a late summer - early fall wildflower but, nonetheless, one individual was photographed by Karen Schuster on 4/27/2014 at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge when we…
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440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Dotted bee balm (Monarda punctata) supposedly is a late summer - early fall wildflower but, nonetheless, one individual was photographed by Karen Schuster on 4/27/2014 at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge when we…
Carpenter bees are 'nice' native bees. These solitary bees are great pollinators, co-evolved with our native plants. Two species of Xylocopa live in Florida, are about as big as bumblebees, and are distinguished by their shiny, black rumps. Pictured above…