Blue orchard bee
Osmia lignaria propinqua
Insect
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Metallic green solitary bee, half the size of honeybee. Bay Area native spring pollinator; nests in hollow stems; superior pollinator of fruit trees and wildflowers.
Plants that support Blue orchard bee
4 plants
Common Meadow foam
Limnanthes douglasii
annual
Pollen
Bay Area native
Goodding's Willow
Salix gooddingii
tree
Larval Host
Keystone species
California Golden Violet
Viola pedunculata
perennial herb
Pollen
Bay Area native
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
perennial herb
Pollen
Bay Area native
Keystone species