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14-06-2011, 06:49 PM
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| | | Mining Bee?
Saw 20 or 30 of these flying around my 'wild' area in the garden, visiting oxeye daisies. Are they Andrena flavipes? And if so, where would they be nesting?   |
14-06-2011, 09:16 PM
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| | | Re: Mining Bee?
Evening Jez,
It's a Colletes species. I can't really comment though as I've never seen a bee from this genus!
Take care,
Jason |
14-06-2011, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason Green  Evening Jez,
It's a Colletes species. I can't really comment though as I've never seen a bee from this genus!
Take care,
Jason | A colletes? Wow! I was convinced with that 'stripey' abdomen it was an Andrena - still, just shows how much I know! And how much I have to learn!  |
14-06-2011, 10:05 PM
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Certainly a Colletes - summer must be here when these guys are about |
14-06-2011, 10:10 PM
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Where do these usually frequent? |
15-06-2011, 07:51 AM
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I've read that Colletes can form 'colonies' - dense aggregations living together, but in separate burrows, eg the sandy banks of rivers. Is this the case, eucera?
And where could all the ones I saw in my suburban garden in Wolverhampton yesterday be living is what I want to know! There's nowhere nearby that I can think of, just more small suburban gardens like mine. |
15-06-2011, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by eucera Certainly a Colletes - summer must be here when these guys are about | Hi eucera - does this look anything like A.flavipes? And if so, what are the obvious differences to make this so obviously a Colletes species?  |
15-06-2011, 03:58 PM
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