Think about bees, and honeybees might be the first to come to mind. But Georgia is home to more than 500 different species of native wild bees, from familiar ones like the common eastern bumblebee, to a species of rarely-seen shimmering green sweat bee that’s identified only once or twice a year in the state.
They live in woods and farm fields. And, according to a recent study by scientists at the University of Georgia, a surprising number of them live in areas where forests and cities meet.
Typically, when humans build things, it’s not great for the wild creatures that might otherwise live there. And that’s what the UGA team expected to find with this project, said Kris Braman, head of UGA’s Department of Entomology.
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