Conservation Scientists discover nest, new northern range of Florida’s rare blue calamintha bee (Florida Museum of Natural History) Museum scientists ave found the first nest of Florida’s extraordinarily rare blue calamintha bee and added a new location to its known range: Ocala National Forest. They also confirmed the insect feeds on a second, but highly endangered, host plant. Their findings will help inform conservation and land management efforts and a federal assessment on whether the blue calamintha bee qualifies for protection under the Endangered Species Act.