Thursday's Pollinator of the Day: Wool carder bee. The wool carder bee was accidentally introduced into North America from Europe. Males can often be seen hovering over flowers waiting for females to enter their territory. They are called wool carder bees by their habit of scraping the “hairs” off of the leaves of Lamb’s Ear to line their nests.

Thursday's Pollinator of the Day: Wool carder bee.
The wool carder bee was accidentally introduced into North America from Europe. Males can often be seen hovering over flowers waiting for females to enter their territory. They are called wool carder bees by their habit of scraping the “hairs” off of the leaves of Lamb’s Ear to line their nests.