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Lloyd wrote that bumble bees are generally considered to be solitary bees. They are social bees in the Family Apidae, along with honey bees, stingless bees and orchid bees. Colony size ranges from 50 to a few hundred bees, depending on the species.
The best known solitary bees in temperate regions of North America are probably the mason bee and the alfalfa leafcutter bee. Both are good pollinators and are members of the Family Megachildae
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