What Are Blue Calamintha Bees? Rare Species Spotted in Florida Was Thought to Be Extinct
, are currently studying the blue bee’s population status, distribution, nesting, and feeding habits as part of a two-year research project.has slowed down their efforts, Kimmel and Daniels are doing their best to collect data before the blue bees flight season—which occurs from March to mid-May—comes to an end. Here’s everything we know about this miraculous insect so far.
While Kimmel hasn’t found any blue calamintha nests, their research team created bee “condos,” featuring 42 nest boxes, in locations where the bees have been located. Each box contains different substances and depths so they can discover the bee’s nesting preferences. They will continue to check the condos periodically throughout the year.Researchers have only located the blue calamintha bee in the Lake Wales Ridge region of Florida, one of thein Florida. In 2015, the U.S.
Kimmel located the bee in three of its previously known locations and six new places as far as 50 miles away. Previously, the bee has only been recorded in four locations within 16 square miles of Lake Wales Ridge. “This is a highly specialized and localized bee,” Daniels said.Aside from one other flower, the blue calamintha bee has only been found on Ashe’s calamint, which is a bushy shrub native to Florida and Georgia. According to the FMNH, this species of flower is also threatened.
“It’s one thing to read about habitat loss and development and another to be driving for 30-40 minutes through miles of orange groves just to get to a really small conservation site,” Kimmel said. “It puts into perspective how much habitat loss affects all the animals that live in this area.” The researchers are hopeful that, after rediscovering the blue calamintha bee in Florida, they will be able to fill the gaps. “It shows how little we know about the insect community and how there’s a lot of neat discoveries that can still occur,” Kimmel said.
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