Is common yellow faced bee dangerous to humans?
Common yellow faced bee is very passive, usually busy collecting nectar, and will not take the initiative to sting people. But when it is threatened, it may take the initiative to sting people.

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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods

Class
Bugs

Order
Bees

Family
Plasterer bees

Genus
Masked bees

Species
Common yellow faced bee (Hylaeus communis)