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Yellow-legged Mining Bee (Andrena flavipes)



Nest Holes made by Hairy-footed Flower Bees











One happy female with a completed nest hole.















A lot of hard work goes into the nest entrance.

Female - Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes)

You can clearly see the hairy feet in the images above.









Male - Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes)


























This is the Cuckoo Bee of the Hairy-footed Flower Bee - namely the Common Mourning Bee (Melicta albifrons)

These bees do not collect pollen but lay their eggs in the nests of the Hairy-footed Flower Bees.

albifrons = white front - namely the white hairs on the forehead of the bee.



Cliff Mining Bee (Andrena thoracica) at nest entrance.



A different Bee Sp? A different sort of nest hole.

Tags: Hairy-footedFlowerBee, MourningBee, YellowleggedMiningBee, CliffMiningBee

Blood Bee Sp (Sphecodes Sp)







Cliff Mining Bee (Andrena thoracica)





Spider Hunting Wasp (Anophilus viaticus)

Tags: CliffMiningBee, Anopliusviaticus, BloodBeeSp