Name: Christine North East Texas (Zone 7b) Shine Your Light!
Melanie, from the looks of your bee's shiny bottom, it's probably a carpenter bee but which one I don't know- with its pretty blue wings.
I've been seing wasps with bluish wings. They really like the mint. I tried to get a picture of this one but it just would not pose for me and the blue wings didn't hit the light right!
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb