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Winter Active Bumblebees

Look out for winter active bumblebees in your garden and report your findings to BWARS

By Jean VernonNovember 28, 2020
Bees

Ivy Bee

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

By Jean VernonSeptember 24, 2020
Bees

Male Bumblebees

Male bees are the lager louts of bee worldd, hanging around in nectar bars waiting for the girls

By Jean VernonAugust 6, 2020
Bees

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).

By Jean VernonAugust 6, 2020
Bee of the Month, Bees

Wool Carder Bee

The Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum) is an iconic summer garden bee. It’s a solitary bee and will sometimes nest […]

By Jean VernonJuly 8, 2020
Bees

Leaf-Cutter Bees

Look out for the leaf-cutter bees in your June garden. You might notice the notches on your rose leaves.

By Jean VernonJune 22, 2020
Bees

Honeybee Swarms

In bee world, the honeybee is just one species of the 276 or so different bee species in the UK. […]

By Jean VernonJune 4, 2020
Bee of the Month, Bees

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.

By Jean VernonApril 30, 2020
Bee of the Month, Bees

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.

By Jean VernonApril 17, 2020
Bee of the Month, Bees

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.

By Jean VernonFebruary 28, 2020

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