As autumn arrives the UK’s last emerging solitary bee appears in our gardens feeding on the common ivy that clothes our walls and houses
Male Bumblebees
Male bees are the lager louts of bee worldd, hanging around in nectar bars waiting for the girls
Shrill Carder Bee
There are a fair few rare bee species, with some literally on the brink of extinction, but few more so than the Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum).
Wool Carder Bee
The Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum) is an iconic summer garden bee. It’s a solitary bee and will sometimes nest […]
Leaf-Cutter Bees
Look out for the leaf-cutter bees in your June garden. You might notice the notches on your rose leaves.
Honeybee Swarms
In bee world, the honeybee is just one species of the 276 or so different bee species in the UK. […]
Ashy Mining Bee
The Ashy Mining bee is just one of the 65 or so Andrena species in the UK. These are the ground nesting bees that excavate their nests in close mown areas of the lawn, bare soil and sunny banks.
White-tailed Bumblebee
As spring starts in earnest you will start to see large, fluffy bees bombing around your gardens. You might hear them first as they resemble low flying helicopters as they navigate their way around foraging for food and surveying for a suitable nest site.
Hairy Footed Flower Bee
The Hairy Footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes) is one of the earliest emerging solitary bees. By the end of February and into early March the male of the species climbs out of his egg chamber and into the sunlight.
Emerging Queens
The first bumblebees we see in late winter and early spring are the overwintered Queen bees setting up a nest