Group 4 of 8You count these
Small bees
Bees under about a centimeter — including sweat bees, some a brilliant metallic green. Quick and easy to overlook.
What to look for
- Smaller than a grain of rice to ~1 cm
- Some are metallic green or dark
- Fast, darting movement
- Easy to miss — look closely
Don’t mix up with
Flies have big eyes, short antennae, and only two wings.
In the 2025 count
60,816small bees counted
Photo gallery
Photos from census counters
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