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Mulch Madness!
70% of solitary native bees are ground nesters, including the bumblebee, but crawling through inches of mulch (not to mention plastic) when you're only 1/2" long is pretty much impossible. So remove that mulch from some of your flower beds so these terrific pollinators can burrow and reproduce. You'll have free pollination all summer long.
Wondering if those are bees or flies on your flowers?
Sometimes it's hard to tell whether the insects you're seeing on your blooms are bees, wasps or flies. One quick way to tell the difference is that bees and wasps at rest fold their wings close to their bodies, while flies hold theirs in a V-shape, like a stealth bomber. Also, bees and wasps have two sets of wings (flies have one); and bees and wasps have antennae (flies - nope.)
Who knew?
Bees have tongues of various lengths that help determine which flowers they can obtain nectar and pollen from.