Last yard some strange ground bees opened up shop in my front yard. I did a little research and determined they're miner bees. Apparently they don't sting and are generally helpful in a similar way to honey bees, so I left them alone. This year I added some raised beds in that same area, and I'm wondering if I'm going to regret that decision.
It's early in the season, and I've only planted a few things, but the tunneling and the piling of dirt is making me worried that they're going to harm my vegetables. Either by smothering my small seedlings with the spoils of their digging, or maybe harming the roots with their tunnels.
Is there common wisdom about miner bees? Any advice is welcome.
