Every year by about February, after suffering through months of the abysmal gray Pacific Northwest rain chamber, I begin to wonder if I’ll ever see a bee again.

Habropoda miserabilis, Pacific Dune Digger bees, nesting, dune specialist, Blue-eyed Mary, psammophile, Seablush, Collinsia parviflora

Digger bees (genus Anthophora) are often the first native bees to be found in a Seattle spring.