This species is found in wooded areas and forest edges, but also around homes in towns and cities. Females create nest sites in existing holes in wood.
- How to Manage the Blue Orchard Bee: As an Orchard Pollinator (J. Bosch and W. Kemp, Sustainable Agriculture Network, 2001)
- Orchard Mason Bees (Gardening in Western Washington, Washington State University Extension)
