Did you know that Britain has more than 250 species of native bee?
around 25 per cent of our native bees are listed as endangered species.
Out of these 250 species ... over 90% of them are solitary bees.
By solitary i mean that a single female, after she emerges from her pupae and is mated by a male, constructs, provisions and lays an egg in each cell in a nest by herself. This in comparison with social (called eusocial) bees like the Bumble Bees, Honey Bees and Stingless Bees, all of whom have a Queen who lays eggs and a number of workers who look after them.
not sure what type this is..its some sort of miner bee..i ound it in my garden today.iv found a hole where it keeps going in and out
around 25 per cent of our native bees are listed as endangered species.
Out of these 250 species ... over 90% of them are solitary bees.
By solitary i mean that a single female, after she emerges from her pupae and is mated by a male, constructs, provisions and lays an egg in each cell in a nest by herself. This in comparison with social (called eusocial) bees like the Bumble Bees, Honey Bees and Stingless Bees, all of whom have a Queen who lays eggs and a number of workers who look after them.
not sure what type this is..its some sort of miner bee..i ound it in my garden today.iv found a hole where it keeps going in and out