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benjyhere.bsky.social
Morning. #SolitaryBee

Osmia cornuta, 17.2.26, SW London
February 17, 2026 at 10:21 AM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
Colletes hederae, Ivy bees are back! Tamworth, #Staffs 30/08/25 #Colletes #IvyBee #Bee #solitarybee
August 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
The Wool-carder Bees are here! Anthidium manicatum, seen in my #Staffs garden 09/06/25 #solitarybee #bee
June 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
ormejks.bsky.social
One from last summer for #InsectThursday and the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekGForGold: a fresh Orange-vented Mason Bee sleeping on a nipplewort flower.

#insects #invertebrates #bee #SolitaryBee #MasonBee #OsmiaLeaiana #GardenWildlife #MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography #UKWildlife #StingsNWings
February 13, 2025 at 9:12 AM
hmcclaff.bsky.social
A leafcutter bee foraging in the sun #Fridaybee #solitarybee 🐝 #theweethings ##beeFriday
A small bee forages on the side of a purple flower. Her pollen brush on the underside of the abdomen appears orange and is loaded with pollen.
July 4, 2025 at 5:53 AM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
Woohoo, solitary bee season is here! Female Andrena bicolor on Coltsfoot at Hopwas Quarry, #Staffs, 08/03/25 #Bee #Solitarybee #Andrena
March 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
A gorgeous female Andrena haemorrhoa bee seen in Tamworth, #Staffs 10/04/26 #solitarybee #bee #Andrena
April 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
A lovely little Female Nomada fabriciana bee seen in my #Staffs garden 11/03/26 #solitarybee #bee
March 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
Colletes hederae still present at #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 18/10/25 #bee #solitarybee #Colletes
November 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
ormejks.bsky.social
Plump:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/320816...
#bee #insects #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #StingsNWings #FirstOftheSeason
February 24, 2024 at 10:58 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
Female Anthophora furcata bee in my #Staffs garden, a good reason to have Woundwort in your garden! 31/05/25 #solitarybee #bee
June 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
Male Anthophora plumipes bee feeding on Red Dead-nettle in St Paul's churchyard, Fazeley, #Staffs 04/03/26 #solitarybee
March 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
The Nomads have emerged! Male Nomada fabriciana, seen 26/03/25 Hopwas Quarry, #Staffs #Nomada #solitarybee #bee
March 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
ormejks.bsky.social
Leonine:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/328247...
#insects #invertebrates #bee #SolitaryBee #IvyBee #ColletesHederae #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings
September 16, 2024 at 10:41 PM
ormejks.bsky.social
Who you?
www.blipfoto.com/entry/321690...
#insects #bee #SolitaryBee #ChocolateMiningBee #AndrenaScotica #StingsNWings #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography
March 19, 2024 at 11:49 PM
ormejks.bsky.social
Faded:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/323879...
#insects #bee #SolitaryBee #RedMasonBee #OsmiaBicornis #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography #StingsNWings
May 19, 2024 at 9:29 AM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
Female Andrena chrysosceles bee seen at #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 19/09/26. This is the 2nd time I have seen this bee in September #solitarybee #bee
September 19, 2026 at 1:54 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
Female Megachile centuncularis bee enjoying a Cat's Ear in my wildflower meadow 31/05/25 #solitarybee #bee #leafcutterbee #Staffs
June 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
A lovely female Nomada goodeniana bee enjoying a dandelion in Tamworth, #Staffs 29/04/26 @staffswildlife.bsky.social #bee #solitarybee
May 3, 2026 at 11:23 AM
ormejks.bsky.social
Orange-vented Mason Bee:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/325925...
#insects #bee #SolitaryBee #OrangeVentedMasonBee #OsmaiLeaiana #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings
July 14, 2024 at 9:37 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
Only my 3rd record of the gorgeous bee Andrena russula, formerly A.similis, seen on Gentleshaw Common, #Staffs, 25/04/26 @c-forrest-king.bsky.social @staffswildlife.bsky.social #solitarybee
April 26, 2026 at 3:06 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
Slightly ropey photos but my 1st Melitta tricincta bee, seen 08/08/25 at Brandon Marsh, #Warwickshire @warwickshirewt.bsky.social #Melitta #solitarybee #bee
August 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
Always pleased to see Andrena labiata, 29/04/26, Tamworth #Staffs @staffswildlife.bsky.social #bee #solitarybee
May 3, 2026 at 11:20 AM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
A stylopised Andrena bee in my #Staffs garden 31/03/26 #bee #solitarybee #Andrena #stylops
April 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
I was very pleased to record Andrena labiata in my #Staffs garden for the 1st time on 06/05/26 #worldbeeday @staffswildlife.bsky.social #solitarybee
May 20, 2026 at 1:21 PM