solitary bee
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of solitary bee
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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“If you were a bumblebee, a moth, or a short-tongued solitary bee, how might you approach this bloom?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Although solitary bee species have not been commercialized as much as honey bees, they provide essential—and free—pollination for many farmers.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 22, 2021
“They are really incredible for our environment and our habitat so people who rent them usually have orchards or gardens or want to help the solitary bee population,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
Jan. 26 Rath and composer Hoehn lead a garden walk-through of the solitary bee hotels and and other outdoor works, along with a tour of the gallery, from 1 to 3 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2020
The genus Sitaris, which is allied to the blister-fly and to the oil-beetle, is parasitic on a kind of solitary bee which excavates subterranean galleries, each leading to a cell.
From A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. by Jordan, David Starr
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