Geofacts from New England: Part 8. Honey bee

[Ariel3]

Here is a neat small edged tool (felsite?) chipped and ground, with an insect, possible a bee represented on one side. I suppose someone thought it was cool. Not a honey bee though. One of the other 4,000 species of native American bees perhaps?

 

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[Fat]

I’m not sure what in what year but bees were brought to North American. They are an invasive species. 400 years maybe? The first people wouldn’t have found any here.

 

[Ariel3]

OK. My mistake. There are about 4,000 species of bees native to North America. One of those then.

 

[Fat]

There’s around 950 species in the state of Colorado. All were brought here.invasive species in the last 400 years

 

[Ariel3]

Well no wonder it's so rocky there.