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There are estimated to be between 20,000-30,000 solitary bee species worldwide with over 240 species of solitary bee in the UK alone!
Below you can find out a little more about just some of them, both here in the UK and further afield.
- Top Tip: Look out for little “volcanos” of loose soil appearing in your garden or lawn; they could be solitary bee nests!
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Solitary Bees
Buffish Mining Bee
(Andrena nigroaenea)
Blunthorn Nomad Bee
(Nomada flavopicta)
Cat's-ear Mining Bee
(Andrena humilis)
Cliff Mason Bee
(Osmia xanthomelana)
Clover Melitta
(Melitta leporina)
Gold-fringed Mason Bee
(Osmia aurulenta)
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
(Anthophora plumipes)
Hawk's-beard Mining Bee
(Andrena fulvago)
Large Scabious Mining Bee
(Andrena hattorfiana)
Long-horned Bee
(Eucera longicornis)
Northern Colletes
(Colletes floralis)
Northern Mining Bee
(Andrena ruficrus)
Pantaloon Bee
(Dasypoda hirtipes)
Red Mason Bee
(Osmia bicornis)
Six-banded Nomad Bee
(Nomada sexfasciata)
Tawny Mining Bee
(Andrena fulva)
Tormentil Mining Bee
(Andrena tarsata)
Variable Nomad Bee
(Nomada zonata)
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