Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
Thousands nest in September in the sandstone cliffs at
Bishopstone Glen.
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| Ivy Bee - Julian Perry |
Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica)
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| Chocolate Mining Bee |
Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida)
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| Grey-patched Mining Bee |
Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva)
Seen in good numbers at Shuart drove from the end of March.
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| Tawny Mining Bee |
Cliff Mining Bee (Andrena thoracica)
Recorded on the cliffs at Bishopstone
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| Cliff Mining Bee - Julian Perry |
Blue Mason Bee (Osmia caerulescens)
Nests in the bee hotel in our garden at Bishopstone.
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| Male Blue Mason Bee |
Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis)
Nests in bee hotel at my garden Bishopstone
Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee (Megachile ligniseca)
Also nests in the bee hotel in our garden at Bishopstone.
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| Male Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee |
Long-horned Bee (Eucera longicornis)
One or two seen in our garden at Bishopstone during
May and June since 2017, with at least 10 by 2021.
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| Male Long-horned Bee |
Gooden's Nomad Bee (Nomada goodeniana)
Photographed on Alexanders in May.
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| Gooden's Nomad Bee |
Green-eyed Flower Bee (Anthophora bimaculata)
One was seen and photographed on the cliff top at
Bishopstone on 30th June 2017 by David Barnes.
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| Male Green-eyed Flower Bee - David Barnes |
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris audax)
A common Bumblebee.
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| Buff-tailed Bumblebee |
Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum)
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| Garden Bumblebee |
Large Garden Bumblebee (Bombus ruderatus)
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| Male Large Garden Bumble Bee |
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidaries)
A common Bumblebee.
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| Red-tailed Bumblebee - Derek Smith |
Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum)
A common bumblebee.
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| Male Early Bumblebee |
Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)
A common bumblebee at Reculver.
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| Tree Bumblebee |
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
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| Common Carder Bee |
Red-shanked Carder Bee (Bombus ruderarius)
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| Red-shanked Carder Bee |
Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum)
Seen on Red Clover during June and July
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| Shrill Carder Bee - Julian Perry |
Red-tailed Cuckoo Bee (Bombus rupestris)
Seen at Bishopstone and Shuart
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| Red-tailed Cuckoo Bee (Bombus rupestris) |
Southern Cuckoo Bumblebee (Bombus vestalis)
First identified by us at Reculver on 2nd June 2020
feeding on Red Clover.
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| Male Southern Cuckoo Bumblebee |
Bee-flies
Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombylius major)
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| Dark-edged Bee-fly - Derek Smith |
Dotted Bee-fly (Bombylius discolor)
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| Dotted Bee-fly - Derek Smith |
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