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Bees, like honey bees (Apis mellifera), are known for living in hives, large nests on trees, and large colonies. However, some bees, like bumble bees, miner bees, and sweat bees, prefer to dig burrows in the soil to create their homes.
Do Ground Nesting Bees Produce Honey? Ground-nesting bees are not honey producers. Although ground bees feed on nectar from flowers and look like honeybees, they only use nectar to provide for themselves and their young.
WHAT ARE GROUND NESTING BEES? Bee careful where you walk — there’s a universe of bees underfoot! Though you may think most bees live in hives like honey bees, 70% of the world’s 20,000 bee species actually live largely solitary lives and lay eggs in underground nests.
Unlike honeybees that live in communal hives, ground nesting bees are solitary, meaning that each female bee will create her own nest to lay her eggs in. The evidence of ground nesting bee activity is usually most apparent in early spring.
Nesting Behavior. Ground-nesting bees, as the name suggests, build their nests in the ground. Unlike other bees that construct intricate hives or colonies, these solitary bees prefer to create their individual nests. The nesting behavior of ground-nesting bees involves several distinct stages.
Learn how to tell apart bumblebees, carpenters, borers, and miners, four types of bees that nest in the ground or wood. Find out their characteristics, behaviors, and importance for pollination and ecosystems.
Learn about the different types of ground bees, how they look, where they live, what they eat, and why they are important for the environment. Find out how to identify and protect these solitary bees that nest underground and pollinate spring plants.
Social bees, like honey bees and bumblebees, build their nests in cavities above or below ground. Honey bees build their nests in the open (some Asian species do this) or in cavities, such as tree hollows.
Honey Bees nest above ground in tree hallows, between walls in buildings, and everywhere in-between. They are highly adaptable and able to live anywhere which affords them a dry space. Feral, or Wild colonies of Honey Bees primarily live in high up in tree snags or hallows, which allow for maximum southern exposure and protection from the elements.
Honey bees may establish a nest inside the wall of the house or other building causing a nuisance, a health hazard and a potential threat to the structure. However, not all “bees” that nest in the wall are honey bees.