Green Sweat Bees
(
Agapostemon spp.
)
Green Sweat Bees are easy to notice among the native flowers, they look like green jewels flying through the air. They are a smaller bee, with a green head and thorax, and lighter colored, striped abdomen. These are solitary, ground nesting bees that emerge in late May and last through the season into early fall. They mostly feed on flowers that are easy to access, because their tongues are shorter. They feed on many different native plants throughout the growing season including spiderwort, vervain species, aster species, coneflower species, and many more!