These images are intended as a visual exploration of the beauty and diversity of wild native bees. If you are looking for a searchable database of bees for research purposes, please visit the
Bee Database Project from the
American Museum of Natural History or the
Bee Database of the USGS.
All photos by
Brian D Collier. All rights reserved. All specimens pictured here are from the American Museum of Natural History, Division of Invertebrate Biology, Hymenoptera collection. High resolution versions of these images are avaiable by request to bd (at) briandcollier.net.
Special thanks to Christine LeBeau and the research collection staff at AMNH in NYC.
