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01-05-2011, 01:37 PM
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| | | Bees, finding an ID
I'm trying to learn a bit about IDing bees and was wondering if anyone could help please 
I took these photos yesterday and was wondering if I'm correct in thinking this is Andrena species? I thought this because it does not have a long pointed marginal cell that reaches almost to the wing-tip like a honey bee, and has 3 submarginal cells.  
If I'm wrong please let me know how to tell honey bees from Andrena species.
I also have this bumble bee to identify, I was thinking perhaps a Bombus pratorum because it was around 12mm long, has a yellow collar and orange-red tail. 
Thank you for your help! 
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01-05-2011, 03:40 PM
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| | | Re: Bees, finding an ID
Afternoon Anz,
The first is indeed an Andrenid - could be A. nigroaenea. The second looks good for pratorum. I think I saw my first worker today.
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01-05-2011, 04:21 PM
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| |  Re: Bees, finding an ID
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Originally Posted by Jason Green  Afternoon Anz,
The first is indeed an Andrenid - could be A. nigroaenea. The second looks good for pratorum. I think I saw my first worker today.
Take care,
Jason | I saw some B. pratorum workers visiting the flowers of Geranium macrorhizum in my garden this afternoon. |
02-05-2011, 08:45 AM
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| | | Re: Bees, finding an ID
Cool, Thank you guys
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