It is on a Woundwort "weed" in a domestic Surrey garden. It is a good advertisement to allow a few wild flowers in a domestic garden and to avoid all insecticides.
Can any bee experts suggest which species these bees are?
Hairy-footed Flower bee, female, 8 April 2024, my West Sussex garden
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Monday 11 April 2011
Pollinating bumble bees on Woundwort and pear blossom
It is on a Woundwort "weed" in a domestic Surrey garden. It is a good advertisement to allow a few wild flowers in a domestic garden and to avoid all insecticides.
Can any bee experts suggest which species these bees are?
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