Black Bees

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Marlaonequestion
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Black Bees

Post by Marlaonequestion » Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:30 am

I am in Table Mesa and found black bees predominantly in my Moss Rose (Portulaca grandiflora) right next to a bush predominantly occupied by honey bees (the two were not mixing). The black bees are black everywhere except for large yellow pollen sacks on their legs. I searched the Web for "Black Bees in Boulder County Colorado" and found nothing about these bees. I did find your Web site and would like to know more (anything) about these black bees. Thank you for any response. Marla

Laura Tyler
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Re: Black Bees

Post by Laura Tyler » Wed Aug 22, 2012 12:16 pm

Thank you for your question, Marla. If you have a photo, please post. In the meantime, check out The Bees of Colorado for identification info:

http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/Research/E ... lorado.pdf

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