Furrow Bee

This is a Furrow Bee and it is a indigenous pollinator to Saskatchewan. These little guys are fast and can be a challenge to film. Like honey bees, the Furrow Bees kind of belly flop land and then they do this little wiggle dance so the bits of pollen will stick to the pollen collecting hair on the outside of the bee's body. The bee will basically roll around in the pollen and then will use it's legs to brush the pollen into more workable balls.
If you are wonder "What's the difference from regular bees?" the answer is simple, most of the honey we consume if from the European Honey Bee or Apis Melifera. Humans have brought the European honey with them all over the world. One notable difference to other animals transported around the world, more bees mean more pollinating plants. What I mean is invasive species can take up the resources that would normal go to the indigenous animals BUT the nature of pollinators in general is "More Bee's, more flowers". The way they collect food is so in line with nature that more bees will create the extra food needed to support them. Talk about not only sustainable but something now human I have ever proposed, better that sustainable.
filmed July 4th 2021