Ashy Mining Bee on pyracanthus flowers
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Ashy Mining Bee on pyracanthus flowers
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 28 May 2022
Taken in the back garden on a sunny May afternoon. The Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria) is one of the country's solitary bees, not uncommon across England and Wales, but maybe not often noticed. They are ground nesters, making a small excavation in the bare soil with a 'spoil heap' around the entrance, and feed on a variety of both wild and garden spring flowers.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.664609
Longitude
-2.378925