Adrian Jones' photos with the keyword: Colletes

A Colletes hederae (Ivy Bee) feeds from Ivy flowers in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

An Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) feeds form Ivy flowers in Shrewsbury, Shropsh8ire.

Colletes hederae, the Ivy Bee enjoying the Ivy blossoms in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

I spent a very pleasant hour or so watching these beautiful Colletes hederae bees in Shrewsbury, Shropshire today.

Large numbers of these bees were present on Thursday at The Bog in Shropshire, many I think were newly hatched males waiting for more females to emerge. When I called again a day later much of the frenzied activity had ceased and the bees were doing what they do best, mining the tunnels that form their subterranean nests. There were also large numbers feeding from the heather blossoms that were starting to open near the colony. At first I though the colony was quite small but on the second visit found it extended over a much larger area than I first thought.

Large numbers of these bees were present on Thursday at The Bog in Shropshire, many I think were newly hatched males waiting for more females to emerge. When I called again a day later much of the frenzied activity had ceased and the bees were doing what they do best, mining the tunnels that form their subterranean nests. There were also large numbers feeding from the heather blossoms that were starting to open near the colony. At first I though the colony was quite small but on the second visit found it extended over a much larger area than I first thought.

Large numbers of these bees were present on Thursday at The Bog in Shropshire, many I think were newly hatched males waiting more females to emerge. When I called again a day later much of the frenzied activity had ceased and the bees were doing what they do best, mining the tunnels that form their subterranean nests. There were also large numbers feeding from the heather blossoms that were starting to open near the colony. At first I though the colony was quite small but on the second visit found it extended over a much larger area than I first thought.

Large numbers of these bees were present on Thursday at The Bog in Shropshire, many I think were newly hatched males waiting for more females to emerge. When I called again a day later much of the frenzied activity had ceased and the bees were doing what they do best, mining the tunnels that form their subterranean nests. There were also large numbers feeding from the heather blossoms that were starting to open near the colony. At first I though the colony was quite small but on the second visit found it extended over a much larger area than I first thought.

Bee, Colletes daviesanus, feeding on Anthemis in my garden. Large numbers of this species have arrived in the last few days. Uncropped image.

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Portrait of a small solitary bee, Colletes daviesanus. Taken in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK.