Identifying Ground Bees In Wisconsin

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 Ground bees in Wisconsin refer to solitary bees that nest in clusters in the ground. 

No. Ground bees sting as a last resort - their logic is that if something is going to kill a ground bee

Are ground bees aggressive?

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 Ground bees lay eggs, so if she stings you and dies, she loses her life and cannot lay any more eggs. 

Are ground bees aggressive?

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If you find a patch of ground, normally on a slope with holes in it that have bees going in and out.

 Ground bees lay eggs, so if she stings you and dies, she loses her life and cannot lay any more eggs. 

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How do you know if you have ground bees?

These are very discrete nests, and with time as the grass grows you will hardly even know they are there.

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Do Ground bees cause damage?

No, they move a bit of soil around and help to turn the soil over. This is beneficial to your soil.

Ground bees work in the upper few inches of the soil. They have shallow nests generally.

How deep is a ground bees nest?

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These can be honeybees that nest in the ground in dry areas or stingless bees in the tropics.

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