Native bees are doing way more work than I gave them credit for

I was reading a state extension page about backyard habitats and it said native bees pollinate about 80% of the flowering plants around here, way more than honeybees. That blew my mind because I always assumed honeybees were the main ones. I started leaving a bare patch of dirt in the corner of my yard for ground nesting bees last spring, and my squash and tomatoes set fruit noticeably better. Has anyone else tried making nesting spots for native bees, and did you see a difference?

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