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by spqr0a1 2227 days ago
There are thousands of native bee species in the Americas beyond bumblebees. Including sweat bees, stingless bees, orchid bee, and carpenter bees.

https://bugguide.net/node/view/475348

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And there are hundreds of species of just bumblebees. And mason bees

Hoverflies were the big surprise for me. They employ mimicry to be mistaken for bees (or occasionally hornets), but they are also important pollinators.