Types of Bees
Most bees are nothing like the honeybee hive: the vast majority are solitary natives that nest in the ground or in hollow stems and never make a drop of honey. They are also the planet’s most important pollinators, and many are in steep decline. Here are the bees in the Huck field guide.
29 bees in the Huck field guide. Tap any one for identification, habitat, diet, and a live sightings map.
Two of these are especially easy to mix up - see how to tell them apart.
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Get Huck - freeCommon questions
Do all bees make honey?
No. Of some 4,000 native North American bee species, only the introduced honeybee stores honey. The rest, from bumble bees to tiny sweat bees, are mostly solitary and store just enough pollen to raise their young.
What is the difference between a bee and a wasp?
Bees are usually fuzzy and feed their young pollen; wasps are typically slick and narrow-waisted and feed their young insects. That fuzz is not decoration: it carries the pollen that makes bees such vital pollinators.