Sentence examples for small bee from inspiring English sources

But, for all our watchfulness, none of us saw the small bee that landed on Justice Stevens's collar and slipped quickly down the back of his robe.

Because of their dainty structure, the blossoms can be naturally pollinated only by a small bee of Mexico; in other countries the flowers are pollinated artificially with a wooden needle as soon as they open.

Previous investigations predicted maximum foraging distances of 100 200 m for small bee species and up to 1100 m for very large species based on mainly indirect methods.

We found a clear shift in species composition between seasons, with more small bee species and more below-ground nesting bees in the rainy season compared to the dry season.

The abundance, but not the richness, of small bee species (length ≤ 7.5 mm) was less than expected at ruderal sites when compared to prairies, implying the presence of local nesting opportunities in ruderal grasslands for small bees but insufficient resources to support large populations.

A very small Bee in fact.

That means it's pollinator heaven for small bees and flies.

On a drier day, small bees and flies will visit, foraging for pollen.

The flowers are pollinated by small bees and flies and produce round drupes known as acai berries.

Carpenter bee (subfamily Xylocopinae), any of a group of small bees in the family Anthophoridae (order Hymenoptera) that are found in most areas of the world.

When winter jasmine blooms in central China, where it is native, there are moths, flies and small bees to pollinate it, Dr. Barringer said, but when it blooms in the Northeastern United States, pollinators are mostly dormant.