Yesterday we revisited the local mining bee banks where I previously claimed on iRecord (15.03.26) that there were up to 200 Yellow-legged Mining Bees present. However, this time there were at least 2000 of them, and more banks active. A wonderful sight.
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Cliff Mining Bee, Andrena thoracica, spotted on our walk yesterday. It didn't linger at any flower long enough for me to focus on on, and I didn't have time to try and get better footage as I had to keep up with the others.
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A large brown bee is hanging off the end of a cluster of tiny cream blossoms. She has reddish blonde fur on her body and on the top of her head that is catching the sunlight, and auburn coloured wings.

Large Andrena lady on the Oceanspray showing off her wasp waist and downy fur jacket.

Andrena/mining bee on Holodiscus discolor, a local hallmark of early summer.

July 2025
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On a local walk, there are a couple of houses fronted by earthy banks which are home to mining bees. They’re currently buzzing with Andrena flavipes, hosts to the Painted Nomad Bee, Nomada fucata. I fear we have bee-bank envy.
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Here’s a great example.
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You can see one of the bees itself in the bottom left of the picture.

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A colony of mining bees at Hogganfield Loch in the east of Gladgow. These solitary bees dig nests into sandy soil, creating these distinctive piles of excavated sand on the surface.

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Suddenly it’s all go in our dry garden. Mining bee holes In abundance today.
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