Andrena carantonica (female).

Bees

Colletes hederae (The Ivy Bee)

Colletes hederae (The Ivy Bee)

27 Sep 2015 1 430
A Colletes hederae (Ivy Bee) feeds greedily from an Ivy flower in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Colletes hederae (The ivy Bee) in Shropshire.

Colletes hederae (The ivy Bee) in Shropshire.

27 Sep 2015 1 442
Ivy flowers have attracted many Ivy Bees (Colletes hederae) in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Colletes hederae (The Ivy Bee)

Colletes hederae (The Ivy Bee)

27 Sep 2015 1 422
An Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) feeds form Ivy flowers in Shrewsbury, Shropsh8ire.
Colletes hederae (The Ivy Bee)

Colletes hederae (The Ivy Bee)

27 Sep 2015 2 2 467
Colletes hederae, the Ivy Bee enjoying the Ivy blossoms in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Colletes hederae (The Ivy Bee)

Colletes hederae (The Ivy Bee)

27 Sep 2015 2 2 437
I spent a very pleasant hour or so watching these beautiful Colletes hederae bees in Shrewsbury, Shropshire today.
Lasioglossum leucopus ????

Lasioglossum leucopus ????

04 Sep 2015 4 2 424
A tiny Lasioglossum bee feeding from Rubeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' , Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
bumble bee

bumble bee

26 Aug 2008 200
Full frame uncropped image
Colletes species probably C. daviesanus

Colletes species probably C. daviesanus

07 Jul 2009 178
My thanks to Nigel Jones for the ID . Full frame uncropped image.
Lasioglossum sp.

Lasioglossum sp.

04 Sep 2015 456
A tiny Lasioglossum bee feeding from Rubeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' , Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Lasioglossum sp.

Lasioglossum sp.

04 Sep 2015 358
A tiny Lasioglossum bee feeding from Rubeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' , Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Lasioglossum sp.

Lasioglossum sp.

04 Sep 2015 1 1 382
A tiny Lasioglossum bee feeding from Rubeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' , Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
sol_bee_003

sol_bee_003

07 Jul 2009 175
Full frame uncropped image.
Bumble bee portrait

Bumble bee portrait

06 Apr 2008 200
Close up of a bumble bee. Full frame uncropped image.
Anthophora plumipes (Male)

Anthophora plumipes (Male)

06 Mar 2017 3 3 564
A male Anthophora plumipes resting on a dwarf conifer in my garden. Taken on 6th March 2017.
Andrena sp. (male)

Andrena sp. (male)

06 Mar 2017 6 3 699
A tiny male Andrena species I think on a Crocus flower. Taken on 6th March 2017.
Anthophora plumipes (Male)

Anthophora plumipes (Male)

06 Mar 2017 8 5 591
The first Anthophora plumipes I have seen in my garden this season. Taken on 6th March 2017.
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