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Osmia calaminthae, commonly known as the blue calamintha bee, is a rare species of mason bee known only from two small areas in Florida, United States. It is considered Critically Imperiled by NatureServe. The common name for the bee is derived from its distinctly blue color and its favored host plant, Calamintha ashei.
Clinopodium ashei (syn. Calamintha ashei) is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names Ashe's savory and Ashe's calamint. It is native to Florida and Georgia in the United States. [2] This bushy shrub grows up to about half a meter tall. It is aromatic.
Mason bee is a name now commonly used for species of bees in the genus Osmia, of the family Megachilidae.Mason bees are named for their habit of using mud or other "masonry" products in constructing their nests, which are made in naturally occurring gaps such as between cracks in stones or other small dark cavities.
Replacing hives is expensive for commercial beekeepers like Lake County’s Sweet Bee Co., which has 1,500 colonies. New queen alone costs $30. Florida beekeepers feel the sting from dead bees ...
"Bee house" used for O. lignaria Orchard mason bee on an apple bloom Example of nesting-site variations. When a female is ready, she seeks out a suitable nest. O. lignaria females nest in narrow holes or tubes, though they have been found to nest inside cedar shakes and even keyholes. Beekeepers place prepared nesting materials to entice the ...
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SORRENTO — Keith Seifert Jr. is calm surrounded by bees. While he wears protective gear over his head, the 34-year-old beekeeper leaves his arms exposed in a T-shirt as he opens up a hive under ...
Formerly known as Florida Exotic Plant Pest Council (FLEPPC), the council changed its name to Florida Invasive Species Council (FISC) to retire outdated terminology. [ 172 ] [ 173 ] Three species have been added to Category I since 2019, and Category II now includes four additional species.