>I am looking for information on a bee that does well in a greenhouse
>situation. I have heard that perhaps this would be a "Blue Orchard Bee",
>"A Blue Bee", etc. Any information would be helpful. (As I am new on the
>list please answer to my e-mail directly if this subject has been visited
>before.) Thanks!
Sally,
Probably the Osmea genus. Try Agr. Res (USDA) 35:7. p. 10-11. 1987.
Also The Director, Hort. Exp. Sta., Iitoyo, Kitakami, Iwate 024, Japan,
where they raise Osmea cornuta--"Horn-faced" blue bees.
Dick Strohl
2648 Inglewood Ave. S.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416-3928
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