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kas
28-Jun-09, 23:08
Can anyone tell me what species of bee this is please.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/kasm/bbee.jpg

Kenn
28-Jun-09, 23:20
Think it could be a Tawny Mining Bee as most that have the reddish look to the top of the head/abdomen are n't normally found that far north.

kas
28-Jun-09, 23:34
Cheers Liz, we have had a few unusual bees in the garden but it is almost impossible to capture them with the camera. Last night we had one that looked completely Yellow/Orange with no black, then this evening we had 2 bees with white tails but one was less than half the size of the other. The larger of these is very common in the garden.

Must google that species now.
:D

Kenn
28-Jun-09, 23:38
Would be the male and female , they often have very similar markings but the poor hardworking males are usually smaller!

astroman
22-Jul-09, 22:34
Can anyone tell me what species of bee this is please.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/kasm/bbee.jpg

It looks like a Carder Bumblebee to me - most likely a common carder.
Have a look here - http://www.bumblebeeconservation.org.uk/bumblebees_id.htm and http://www.bumblebeeconservation.org.uk/gallery.htm