Of all my native plants, false sunflowers #heliopsishelianthoides tend to attract the widest variety of native bees. This is a broad-handed leafcutter bee #Megachilelatimanus I saw back in summer '24.
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Big ol' broad-handed leafcutter bee I found on my false sunflowers this past July🐝
Leafcutters are docile, non-stinging, native bees, but the males of this species have enlarged (yellow) front arms💪 #nativebees #nativeplants #gardening #nature #bugsky #Megachilelatimanus