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Spring Miner Bee

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Spring Miner Bee

Andrena nigrocaerulea

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Plants that support Spring Miner Bee

3 plants

Common Meadow foam

Limnanthes douglasii

moderate

annual

Early season pollen source

Bay Area native

Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

moderate

perennial herb

Early spring foraging for emerging bee populations

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Showy Rock Montia

Montia parvifolia

moderate

perennial herb

Early spring pollen collection for larval provisions in burrows

Bay Area native