Plants that support Golden-shouldered mining bee
5 plants
California Figwort
Scrophularia californica
perennial herb
Spring foraging (Mar-May); specialist pollen collector for larval provisions
Bay Area native
California Phacelia
Phacelia californica
perennial herb
Early spring pollen source
Bay Area native
Douglas' Drymocallis
Drymocallis glandulosa
perennial herb
Spring specialist forager
Bay Area native
Mosquito Bills
Primula hendersonii
perennial herb
Spring pollen for provisioning nests
Bay Area native
Pacific Black-snakeroot
Sanicula crassicaulis
perennial herb
Early season pollen source for spring-active mining bees
Bay Area native