Bee Gallery

[Guest]

Like the wildlife thread but just for bees - honey bees, bumblees, solitary bees.... Please share your piccies, we all love seeing them.

[Guest]

To start here is a fuzzy wuzzy bumble on the winter honeysuckle which smells fantastic at the moment.



I forgot to tell my bees it is a bird bath even if it is in need of a clean

[veggiechicken]

Good idea, NG. Maybe we can try identifying them too - and don't say This is Brian and Betty.
Like Honey, its Sticky!!

[Guest]

Good idea, NG. Maybe we can try identifying them too - and don't say This is Brian and Betty.
Like Honey, its Sticky!!

Strange you should say that. My youngest over half term asked me what my bees are called Trying to explain to a 4 year old that I am not going to name my bees - bless her!

Thank you for stickying

[burnie]

I took this in the garden last summer, it was published in the Scottish Field magazine, which was nice...…………………………..

[Chrissyteacup]

Wow that’s amazing Burnie!!
A bumble flew at my face today I did not get a picture!!!

[Guest]

I've learnt of a new bee today. Lasioglossum sexnotatum

[mothhawk]

I've learnt of a new bee today. Small scissor bee - feel free to correct me.

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I think it's too big to be a small scissor bee - from what I've read, they like to nest in woodworm holes, so must be very tiny. Your picture looks more like this to me - one of the yellow footed solitary bees - this one is local to East Anglia

[Guest]

I think it's too big to be a small scissor bee - from what I've read, they like to nest in woodworm holes, so must be very tiny. Your picture looks more like this to me - one of the yellow footed solitary bees - this one is local to East Anglia

Oo er. Yes that is exactly what it is. I am Brecklands so the location spot on. It is scary how much turns up in this area. They could have given it a nicer name though

[Containergardener]

I didn't take pics but have seen one worker bee and one bumble.

I will add pic from couple of yrs ago taken in GH of some sort of bee.

[roitelet]

Last year I provided several ‘Des Res’ for the Bees and friends. Today I was using the Shredder for the first time this year and look what I found. Mason Bees I think.

[mothhawk]

Hope the vibration of the shredder didn't wake up the eggs, Roitelet!

[DannyK]

Gilet Jaune Bee!

Actually in Athens last April not Paris.

Unusual marking.

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