Sorry, I know that this isn't a honeybee, but I didn't know where else
to post to ask this.
I have this bumble bee-like flying insect in our yard, and was
wondering what it is.
It's a little larger than a bumble, and has a total black body.
It hoovers around like a bumble, and flys around seemly randomly
around a 20 square foot area, although, I've seen it seem to take
similar paths a lot. It doesn't hoover for long, like a second or two
at the most. Most of it's moves are quite fast for a second, then
stops briefly. At first, I thought it was some species of Bumble, but
it doesn't really stop on any flowers that I've seen.
It just seems to patrol an area for a while. It seems docile. It
hasn't stung us (although if it's not really a bee, then maybe it
doesn't have a stinger).
Like I said, it's quite big... a bit bigger than a typical bumble, and
a black bum (body).
Any suggestions?
I'm in Southern Ontario, about an hour drive North of Buffalo.
Thanks,
Mark.
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