Its high-pitched hum may catch your attention before you see it. This is the most common bee-fly species in the UK. It is widespread across England, Wales and Scotland, occurring in urban gardens and ...
There are more than 250 bee species in the UK, including many different solitary bees which live alone, to bumblebees that live in nests, and honeybees that live in hives managed by beekeepers. Bees, ...
There are over 250 species of bee in the UK, of which 178 species have been recorded in Wales. The majority of these are solitary bees, but some, like the better-known bumblebees and honeybee, are ...
This pocket bumblebee identification guide is an easy-to-use key designed to help you identify the six most common UK bumblebee species by looking at the insects' colour patterns.
Scientists have discovered 15 new species of cuckoo bees hidden in North American museum collections and in an ancient thesis. Like their avian counterparts, cuckoo bees lay their eggs in the ...
We hope that by protecting this bee we can also improve habitat for many other species. • Bumblebees have stinky feet — whenever their feet touch a surface, they leave traces of an invisible, oily ...