I just read a brief article about the Blue Orchard Bee (Osmia lignaria) in the magazine American Fruit Grower. It apparently is a very efficient pollinator native to North America. Anyone know anything about this bee? I assume that since they are solitary they don't produce a lot (or any) honey?
A flyer is available from:
http://www.sare.org/htdocs/bobflyer.htm
Curious,
Mark Hubbard