[NatureNS] small green bees, Wolfville dyke

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> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, Cory Sheffield  
> <cory.silas.sheffield@gmail.com>
> Subject: [ValleyNature] small green bees, Wolfville dyke
>
> SEPT. 19, 2013 - I walked on the main dyke east of Wolfville  
> Harbour in the afternoon, and, on the hard-packed soil trail on top  
> of the dyke, there were lots of small, bright royal green bees  
> flying around low to the ground and going in and out of burrows  
> that were about 3 mm. in diameter (unmeasured).  The eyes, plus  
> head? and thorax, were very bright green (gorgeous in the  
> sunlight), and the abdomen was blackish with green stripes.  I  
> thought these were probably solitary bees, but I saw at least two  
> go into one burrow.
>
> Perhaps Cory Sheffield can provide a tentative identification of  
> these bees?
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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#000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;, Cory Sheffield &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:cory.silas.sheffield@gmail.com">cory.silas.sheffield@gmail.=
com</a>&gt;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] small green bees, =
Wolfville dyke</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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14px; "><br></div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>SEPT. 19, =
2013</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001ee6" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001ee6"> - I walked on the main =
dyke east of Wolfville Harbour in the afternoon, and, on the hard-packed =
soil trail on top of the dyke, there were lots of </font><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>small, =
bright royal green bees </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
color=3D"#001ee6" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#001ee6">flying around low to the ground and going in and out =
of</font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
Helvetica"><b> burrows </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
color=3D"#001ee6" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001ee6">that =
were about 3 mm. in diameter (unmeasured).&nbsp; The eyes, plus head? =
and thorax, were very bright green (gorgeous in the sunlight), and the =
abdomen was blackish with green stripes.&nbsp; I thought these were =
probably solitary bees, but I saw at least two go into one =
burrow.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" color=3D"#001ee6" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#001ee6"><br></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" color=3D"#001ee6" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#001ee6">Perhaps Cory Sheffield can provide a tentative identification =
of these bees?</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
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size=3D"3" color=3D"#001ee6" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#001ee6">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</font></div><div =
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">_______________________________________________</div><div =
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a</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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