Populations of O. cornifrons have been recorded in multiple locations, including Japan, Korea, China, and Russia.

Over a 50-year time period, use of O. cornifrons gradually increased until more than half of the apple orchards in Japan utilized this species.

[1] In 1977, O. cornifrons was introduced in the northeastern United States in an attempt to increase pollination productivity of fruit crops.

[4] Osmia cornifrons have relatively short adult life spans and spend most of their time undergoing development.

Life cycles can be broken up into six different stages, including: spring incubation, pre-nesting, nesting, development, prewintering, and wintering.

[2] Male and female emergence times are dependent on weather conditions during spring incubation and wintering periods.

[5] Extended wintering periods increase the risk of mortality due to prolonged consumption of stored body fat.

After mating has completed, both males and females will leave and travel to a nearby field patch where they both serve as pollinators, which is consistent with pre-nesting behavior.

[5] Osmia cornifrons use bamboo, reeds, and previously existing holes in trees as nesting sites.

The bees will perform specific physical movements, including turning upside down and moving left and right to inspect the site thoroughly.

[2] C. krombeini have been noted to heavily infest O. cornifrons populations and have the highest negative impact on overall productivity and lifespan to horned-face bees.