Yesterday marked the end of the official #SolitaryBeeWeek but remember:
You can learn about these important pollinators and how to conserve them on any day of the year 😊
You can learn about these important pollinators and how to conserve them on any day of the year 😊
May 28, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Yesterday marked the end of the official #SolitaryBeeWeek but remember:
You can learn about these important pollinators and how to conserve them on any day of the year 😊
You can learn about these important pollinators and how to conserve them on any day of the year 😊
Small bee enjoying Cow Parsley. Possibly Andrena sp. #WildflowerHour #SolitaryBeeWeek
May 21, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Small bee enjoying Cow Parsley. Possibly Andrena sp. #WildflowerHour #SolitaryBeeWeek
Always a pleasure to come across a Golden-fringed Mason Bee (Osmia aurulenta) nest! This is one of 3 UK bee species to nest in empty snail shells. A female had just finished pasting leaf mastic over the entrance to the shell when I came across her yesterday at Porth Neigwl.
#SolitaryBeeWeek
#SolitaryBeeWeek
May 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Always a pleasure to come across a Golden-fringed Mason Bee (Osmia aurulenta) nest! This is one of 3 UK bee species to nest in empty snail shells. A female had just finished pasting leaf mastic over the entrance to the shell when I came across her yesterday at Porth Neigwl.
#SolitaryBeeWeek
#SolitaryBeeWeek
Mmmm, 🤔 wonder where the leaf cutters been today ? #SolitaryBeeWeek #insects #pollinators #nature #bees
June 4, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Mmmm, 🤔 wonder where the leaf cutters been today ? #SolitaryBeeWeek #insects #pollinators #nature #bees
A solitary bee for #solitarybeeweek
I'm not sure what species this is but it was enjoying the bird's-foot trefoil in Moray today
I'm not sure what species this is but it was enjoying the bird's-foot trefoil in Moray today
May 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A solitary bee for #solitarybeeweek
I'm not sure what species this is but it was enjoying the bird's-foot trefoil in Moray today
I'm not sure what species this is but it was enjoying the bird's-foot trefoil in Moray today
Delighted to find two male Willughby’s Leafcutter bees on my bee hotel early this morning. A new record for the garden in Fife. #SolitaryBeeWeek
May 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Delighted to find two male Willughby’s Leafcutter bees on my bee hotel early this morning. A new record for the garden in Fife. #SolitaryBeeWeek
Loving the #solitarybeeweek resources on the
@Buglife website - so much to have, do, see, share..
a four banded flower bee, a hairy footed flower bee, and a common mourning bee
@Buglife website - so much to have, do, see, share..
a four banded flower bee, a hairy footed flower bee, and a common mourning bee
May 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Loving the #solitarybeeweek resources on the
@Buglife website - so much to have, do, see, share..
a four banded flower bee, a hairy footed flower bee, and a common mourning bee
@Buglife website - so much to have, do, see, share..
a four banded flower bee, a hairy footed flower bee, and a common mourning bee
It's #SolitaryBeeWeek
I found this Flavous Nomad Bee today, it's a cuckoo bee so was hanging around a mining bee entrance (it pops an egg in the hole of another species). There were many holes on this mountain bike track. Bare earth is needed for nesting for many species
@yorkswildlife.bsky.social
I found this Flavous Nomad Bee today, it's a cuckoo bee so was hanging around a mining bee entrance (it pops an egg in the hole of another species). There were many holes on this mountain bike track. Bare earth is needed for nesting for many species
@yorkswildlife.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It's #SolitaryBeeWeek
I found this Flavous Nomad Bee today, it's a cuckoo bee so was hanging around a mining bee entrance (it pops an egg in the hole of another species). There were many holes on this mountain bike track. Bare earth is needed for nesting for many species
@yorkswildlife.bsky.social
I found this Flavous Nomad Bee today, it's a cuckoo bee so was hanging around a mining bee entrance (it pops an egg in the hole of another species). There were many holes on this mountain bike track. Bare earth is needed for nesting for many species
@yorkswildlife.bsky.social
It's #solitarybeeweek and we're partnering with @bostse1.bsky.social to make solitary bee habitats at the Blue Market #Bermondsey on Saturday. We'd love to see you there.
May 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
It's #solitarybeeweek and we're partnering with @bostse1.bsky.social to make solitary bee habitats at the Blue Market #Bermondsey on Saturday. We'd love to see you there.
To celebrate #WorldBeeDay and #SolitaryBeeWeek this is one of my favourites, Andrena labiata. This pic of a male is from 2019 but the first for this year showed up last week.
May 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
To celebrate #WorldBeeDay and #SolitaryBeeWeek this is one of my favourites, Andrena labiata. This pic of a male is from 2019 but the first for this year showed up last week.
It's currently #solitarybeeweek! To celebrate, here’s an article about a lovely little solitary mining bee which blessed me with its presence in my garden recently.
bristolswildheart.wordpress.com/2025/05/20/m...
#buglife #insectsphotography #entomology #bee
bristolswildheart.wordpress.com/2025/05/20/m...
#buglife #insectsphotography #entomology #bee
Mined your own beesness! A closer look at the grey-patched mining bee
It’s currently solitary bee week! To celebrate, here’s a lovely little solitary bee which blessed me with its presence in my garden recently. Who is this little critter? I believe this is Andrena n…
bristolswildheart.wordpress.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's currently #solitarybeeweek! To celebrate, here’s an article about a lovely little solitary mining bee which blessed me with its presence in my garden recently.
bristolswildheart.wordpress.com/2025/05/20/m...
#buglife #insectsphotography #entomology #bee
bristolswildheart.wordpress.com/2025/05/20/m...
#buglife #insectsphotography #entomology #bee
Further to my earlier post of 2 days ago the next morning I saw the female bee presumed to be Megachile willughbiella also. Those mandibles look well made for leaf cutting. #SolitaryBeeWeek #buglife
May 19, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Further to my earlier post of 2 days ago the next morning I saw the female bee presumed to be Megachile willughbiella also. Those mandibles look well made for leaf cutting. #SolitaryBeeWeek #buglife
It's Solitary Bee Week!
Founded in 2018 to raise awareness of the importance of solitary bee populations, and now hosted by Buglife, this week-long event hopes to encourage the public to pledge their support for these incredible insects.
Photos by Oli Haines
#solitarybeeweek
Founded in 2018 to raise awareness of the importance of solitary bee populations, and now hosted by Buglife, this week-long event hopes to encourage the public to pledge their support for these incredible insects.
Photos by Oli Haines
#solitarybeeweek
May 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
It's Solitary Bee Week!
Founded in 2018 to raise awareness of the importance of solitary bee populations, and now hosted by Buglife, this week-long event hopes to encourage the public to pledge their support for these incredible insects.
Photos by Oli Haines
#solitarybeeweek
Founded in 2018 to raise awareness of the importance of solitary bee populations, and now hosted by Buglife, this week-long event hopes to encourage the public to pledge their support for these incredible insects.
Photos by Oli Haines
#solitarybeeweek
Happy #WorldBeeDay and #SolitaryBeeWeek!
Our 3 Ps for saving the Bs:
🌻PLANT native flowers with different shapes and seasons.
🪵PROVIDE nesting spaces - bare soil, long grass, hollow stems, holes in wood…
🌱PESTICIDE-FREE gardening. No bug sprays or weed killer!
Have you got a favourite bee? 🐝
Our 3 Ps for saving the Bs:
🌻PLANT native flowers with different shapes and seasons.
🪵PROVIDE nesting spaces - bare soil, long grass, hollow stems, holes in wood…
🌱PESTICIDE-FREE gardening. No bug sprays or weed killer!
Have you got a favourite bee? 🐝
May 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Happy #WorldBeeDay and #SolitaryBeeWeek!
Our 3 Ps for saving the Bs:
🌻PLANT native flowers with different shapes and seasons.
🪵PROVIDE nesting spaces - bare soil, long grass, hollow stems, holes in wood…
🌱PESTICIDE-FREE gardening. No bug sprays or weed killer!
Have you got a favourite bee? 🐝
Our 3 Ps for saving the Bs:
🌻PLANT native flowers with different shapes and seasons.
🪵PROVIDE nesting spaces - bare soil, long grass, hollow stems, holes in wood…
🌱PESTICIDE-FREE gardening. No bug sprays or weed killer!
Have you got a favourite bee? 🐝
A lifer for me today at Oaken Woods in Surrey. Eucera longicornis, the Long-horned Bee. Very happy to make their acquaintance. Photo-bombed by a Swollen-thigh Beetle, Oedemera nobilis.
#SolitaryBeeWeek
#SolitaryBeeWeek
May 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A lifer for me today at Oaken Woods in Surrey. Eucera longicornis, the Long-horned Bee. Very happy to make their acquaintance. Photo-bombed by a Swollen-thigh Beetle, Oedemera nobilis.
#SolitaryBeeWeek
#SolitaryBeeWeek
Another bee active now is Andrena florea. The females only collect pollen from White Bryony and males can be found patrolling over the plants. Sometimes the males will settle in the flowers for the night and the petals close over them.
#SolitaryBeeWeek
#SolitaryBeeWeek
May 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Another bee active now is Andrena florea. The females only collect pollen from White Bryony and males can be found patrolling over the plants. Sometimes the males will settle in the flowers for the night and the petals close over them.
#SolitaryBeeWeek
#SolitaryBeeWeek
This is the bee that started my interest in bees and then wasps. She is a rare Andrena nigrospina that visited our Surrey garden briefly in May 2017.
#solitaryBeeWeek
#solitaryBeeWeek
May 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is the bee that started my interest in bees and then wasps. She is a rare Andrena nigrospina that visited our Surrey garden briefly in May 2017.
#solitaryBeeWeek
#solitaryBeeWeek
A brace of lovely solitary bees from today's parkland wander.
Female and male Tawny Mining Bee + two unknown. Chocolate Mining Bee? Buffish? Both? Ahhh, help required... They're confusing.
#bees @SolitaryBeeWeek
Female and male Tawny Mining Bee + two unknown. Chocolate Mining Bee? Buffish? Both? Ahhh, help required... They're confusing.
#bees @SolitaryBeeWeek
December 1, 2024 at 3:11 PM
A brace of lovely solitary bees from today's parkland wander.
Female and male Tawny Mining Bee + two unknown. Chocolate Mining Bee? Buffish? Both? Ahhh, help required... They're confusing.
#bees @SolitaryBeeWeek
Female and male Tawny Mining Bee + two unknown. Chocolate Mining Bee? Buffish? Both? Ahhh, help required... They're confusing.
#bees @SolitaryBeeWeek
Chuffed to find this lovely Patchwork Leafcutter Bee in the garden this afternoon!
A first for our little urban yard and a new species for me. 😍🐝 #bees @SolitaryBeeWeek
A first for our little urban yard and a new species for me. 😍🐝 #bees @SolitaryBeeWeek
December 1, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Chuffed to find this lovely Patchwork Leafcutter Bee in the garden this afternoon!
A first for our little urban yard and a new species for me. 😍🐝 #bees @SolitaryBeeWeek
A first for our little urban yard and a new species for me. 😍🐝 #bees @SolitaryBeeWeek
Timed it right for our annual trip to the Prudhoe Spetchells with 1000's of Buffish Mining Bee, Andrena nigroaenea, on the wing at once.
Looks to be lots of mating going on too! Quite the sight! 🐝
@NEE_Naturalist @SolitaryBeeWeek #NorthEastBeeHunt
Looks to be lots of mating going on too! Quite the sight! 🐝
@NEE_Naturalist @SolitaryBeeWeek #NorthEastBeeHunt
December 1, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Timed it right for our annual trip to the Prudhoe Spetchells with 1000's of Buffish Mining Bee, Andrena nigroaenea, on the wing at once.
Looks to be lots of mating going on too! Quite the sight! 🐝
@NEE_Naturalist @SolitaryBeeWeek #NorthEastBeeHunt
Looks to be lots of mating going on too! Quite the sight! 🐝
@NEE_Naturalist @SolitaryBeeWeek #NorthEastBeeHunt
A few recent solitary bees from me for #SolitaryBeeHour!
📸Orange-tailed, Buffish and Tawny Mining Bees + a bonus Orange-legged Furrow Bee. @SolitaryBeeWeek
📸Orange-tailed, Buffish and Tawny Mining Bees + a bonus Orange-legged Furrow Bee. @SolitaryBeeWeek
December 1, 2024 at 11:05 AM
A few recent solitary bees from me for #SolitaryBeeHour!
📸Orange-tailed, Buffish and Tawny Mining Bees + a bonus Orange-legged Furrow Bee. @SolitaryBeeWeek
📸Orange-tailed, Buffish and Tawny Mining Bees + a bonus Orange-legged Furrow Bee. @SolitaryBeeWeek