Bee ID please

[kas]

Can anyone tell me what species of bee this is please.

[Kenn]

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]

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.

[Kenn]

Would be the male and female , they often have very similar markings but the poor hardworking males are usually smaller!

[astroman]

Can anyone tell me what species of bee this is please.

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