I was checking out my herbs and I noticed what I thought was a horse fly (blech!). Upon closer inspection I noticed that it was a bee. I've never seen a bee with his coloring before. He is grey, black, and white. I thought all bees had some yellow. 
Anyway, he was really cute, just hanging out on my kumquat tree. Have you guys ever seen a bee like this? Is he a certain kind?
Never seen one like this! I hate horsefly's too! One of our neighbors got bit by a nasty horsefly and developed and infection, didn't know they could bite :/
Yes, the fact that they bite makes them extra repulsive! I've never seen a bee like this either. I was all excited.
I'll ask @themevlog. He studied entomology and might know...
Cool, thanks!
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STOPI can't really tell from the photo but it kind of looks like a Mason bee to me.
Cool, I'll check into that!
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Thank you! It was neat to see, and nice to know what kind it is.