Bee of the Month

Written for the Torreyana Docent Newsletter

Bee of the Month

Each month, a member of the WannaBees contributes a short article about a native bee to the Torreyana, the docent newsletter for Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. These articles highlight bees commonly seen along the trails during that time of year. Below is an archive of past features in reverse chronological order. Click the photo to read the article. All of the photographers for the thumbnail photos are credited in the article.

2025

Fairy Bee
Fairy bee (Perdita)
By: Gabriele Wienhausen
October 2025

Masked Bee
Hylaeus sp.
By: Robert James
September 2025

Myths & Facts About Bees
By: Jess Mullins
August 2025

California Bumble Bee
Bombus californicus
By: Robert James
July 2025

Sonoran Bumble Bee
Bombus sonorus
By: Jess Mullins
June 2025

Mining Bee
Calliopsis (Calliopsima) sp.
By: Robert James
May 2025

Short-faced bee
Dufourea sp.
By: Robert James
April 2025

Tripartite Sweat bee
Halictus tripartitus
By: Gabriele Wienhausen
March 2025

Mountain Digger Bee
Habropoda sp.
By: Cindy P.
February 2025

Mining Bee
Andrena sp.
By: Jess Mullins
January 2025

2024

Fine-striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon subtilior
By: Jess Mullins
December 2024

Small Carpenter Bee
Ceratina (Zadontomerus) sp.
By: Robert James
November 2024

Longhorn Bee
Melissodes sp.
By: Robert James &
Tina Tong
October 2024

Matilda's Cuckoo Bee
Triepeolus matildae
By: Molly Rightmyer &
James Hung
September 2024

Ochraceous Cellophane Bee
Colletes ochraceous
By: Cindy P.
August 2024

Peridot Sweat Bee
Augochlorella pomoniella
By: Robert James
July 2024

Resin Bee
Ashmeadiella sp.
By: Phil Roullard
June 2024

Cactus Bee
Diadasia australis complex
By: Gabriele Wienhausen
May 2024

Evening Bee
Hesperapis sp.
By: Jess Mullins
April 2024

Red-tailed Micro Shortface Bee
Micralictoides ruficaudus
By: Jess Mullins
March 2024

Yellow-faced bumble bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
By: Laura Chiang
February 2024

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