Seven Barrows bee

Gill Catton · #1 (**permalink**) 14-06-2007, 11:19 AM

Hello!
Another unidentified bee.
Taken at the Seven barrows nature reserve near Lambourn SU 328 828 on the 12th of May. Quite a large bee seen foraging on birds foot trefoil and commom rock rose, I followed one of these bees to a bare patch of soil and found the other one just sitting there. Apologies for the quality of the shots, they didn't hang around very long!

eucera · #2 (**permalink**) 14-06-2007, 08:59 PM

Its an absolute ruin of a female Osmia bicolor (at their peak in mid April). Very plentiful at the at Crog Hill (another reserve a few 100m mw of 7 Barrows)

These bees nest in empty snail shells

Gill Catton · #3 (**permalink**) 15-06-2007, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by eucera

Its an absolute ruin of a female Osmia bicolor (at their peak in mid April). Very plentiful at the at Crog Hill (another reserve a few 100m mw of 7 Barrows)

These bees nest in empty snail shells

Well I don't think she'd thank you for the description...... but I do!! Thanks again Stuart