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There are about 2000 native bee species in Australia, about 200 of which are found in the greater Brisbane region. Most of these are solitary bee species, which don’t make honey and nest as single individuals, often in burrows in the soil. A small number of species are social, however, and live in colonies and make honey. These social species are the stingless bees, also called sugarbag bees.
Some common native bee species encountered in Brisbane and SE QLD
Stingless BeesTetragonula sp.Social cavity nesters
Blue Banded BeesAmegilla (Amegilla) sp.Solitary soil nesters
Teddy Bear BeesAmegilla (Asaropoda) sp.Solitary soil nesters
Leaf Cutter BeesMegachile sp.Solitary small cavity nesters
Green Lantern BeesLipotriches (Austronomia) sp.Solitary soil nesters
Lasioglossum BeesLasioglossum sp.Soil nesters
Emerald Homalictus BeesHomalictus sp.Soil nesters
Great Carpenter BeesXylocopa (Koptortosoma) sp.Bore nest holes in dead wood
Green Carpenter BeesXylocopa (Lestis) sp.Bore nest holes in dead wood
Neon Cuckoo BeesThyreus nitidulusNest Parasities – Lay eggs in the nests of Blue Banded Bees
Domino Cuckoo BeesThyreus lugubrisNest Parasites
Resin BeesMegachile sp.Solitary, small cavity nesters
Masked BeesMeroglossa sp.Nests in abandoned insect bores in wood or branches, or in twigs or reeds
Trichocolletes BeesTrichocolletes sp.Soil nesters
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