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BWrangler
10-30-2007, 08:02 AM
Hi Guys,

I've kept BOB's in Wyoming. They're native to the wetter parts of the state.

But I'm now in S. Florida and don't know a think about native bees here. Looking at BOB's life cycle, I doubt they would survive here in USDA plant zone 10b.

Anyone use or raise native pollinators in the southeast.

A small box of solitary, native pollinators could make a neat addition to a condo patio, where the discovery of a hive of bees would get a full emergency response including a lockdown of the public schools. No kidding! That happened yesterday down here.

Regards
Dennis

Kieck
10-30-2007, 10:21 AM
Blue orchard bees (BOBs) might not live in Florida, but some other species of the same genus, even, do. This site is pretty technical, but does provide a starting point for the species that are present in Florida.

http://chiron.valdosta.edu/jbpascar/Intro.htm

The other orchard bees in Osmia would probably live in the same blocks as BOBs.