Lots of bees on a very warm weekend here in suburban Edinburgh. Masses of male Osmia rufa, Andrena scotica and plenty of Nomada marshamella too. A few females...
Yesterday afternoon, Bombus pratorum worker, carrying pollen, visiting Geraneum phaem. This was the first worker I have seen this year and 12 days later than...
Hi everone I have uploaded some pictures of ground nesting bees to the files section MLH. Can anyone identify them please. They are not in my garden. I had...
What's going on here then? Photo <http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonpics/138353880/?#comment7205759412217\ 2181> Looks like Osmia and Anthophora sharing a...
Les First worker B.pratorum was seen in N.E. Hants (SU86) on 26 April on lonicera fragrantissima. This was 9 days later than last year when the first worker...
Hi Nigel, The one with the pale face certainly looks like an Anthophora plumipes male. Although I've never actually seen them using the same hole, both ...
Dear Darrel, Bombus muscorum (Linnaeus, 1758) is represented by five subspecies/ geographical races within the British Isles. The nominate race muscorum...
I-N-D-E-E-D Stuart ! And I agree the pic is very nice. Previously known as Campsoscolia ciliata, the male of this wasp is the pollinator of the blue mirror...
Hi Nico, Stuart & Nigel, This orchid and it's specialist pollinator set-up is intriguing! I suppose that the male wasps have to make do with their less...
Maggie I shall leave this one to Nico.... It is, after all, the subject of his PhD! Stuart ... __________________________________________________ Do You...
Hi Maggie, Interestingly, these so-called sexually deceptive orchids do not always bloom at the exact same time as the emergence of the males (pollinators) and...
Hi Nico, That's amazing, that the Ophrys flower is better at attracting males than the female! Great pictures. the shot of the three A flavipes males getting...
Hello, Brief Bee study with a compact digital camera of 2004 design vintage (Minolta Dimage Z): 2 May 2006 One Alexander at the top of the Butterfly Copse next...
Dear Andy, You are right, it is a species of Andrena. To be precise it is a female Andrena dorsata. This is a common species which has both a spring and summer...
Nico The links work perfectly!! S __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection...
Hello george and others, Thanks for the ID which calls this one into question? http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Andrena049.jpg In company with Nomada fucata. 5 May...
Andy ... Nomada fucata is only parasitic on A. flavipes. There is a size difference, (and other character differences) between A. flavipes and A. dorsata. This...
Dear all, Im being inundated with requests for entomological survey work this year. Whilst I take on some of the work I cannot physically do all of the survey...
Hi Nico, I agree with Nigel - amazing!. I've read your paper and although I'm not a chemist, it's certainly interesting work that you are doing. I find it...
Dear Maggie, dear Nigel, Many thanks for your answer and comments on the pictures. I have published recently 2 other papers which are much more "accessible" ...
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