More than 24 color photographs plus descriptions will help you identify a dozen different bees commonly found throughout Wisconsin. Details include information on body size and segments, coloration, nesting habits, pollen-carrying characteristics, and foraging behavior.

Species depicted:
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Bumble bee (Bombus sp.)

Leafcutter bee (Megachile sp.)

Small carpenter bee (Ceratina sp.)

Sweat bee (Halictidae sp.)

Long-horned bee (Melissodes sp.)

Mining bee (Andrena sp.)

Squash bee (Peponapis pruinosa)

Mason bee (Osmia sp.)

Cellophane bee (Colletes sp.)

Masked bee (Hylaeus sp.)

Carder bee (Anthidium sp.)

Cuckoo bee (Nomadinae sp.)