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Hymenoptera is diverse group of insects that includes bees, wasps, sawflies and ants, with around 7000 British species, although the majority of these are wasps (see our wasp photos here). The bees make up a relatively small proportion of Hymenoptera, with an estimated 214 bee species currently recorded in mainland Britain. These photos show a small selection of the bees seen so far at Peartree Green...
Andrenidae
Mining Bees (61 British species)
Andrena cinerea - Ashy Mining Bee
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our April 2024 Flower & Insect Walk)
Andrena nitida - Grey-Patched Mining Bee
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our April 2024 Flower & Insect Walk)
Andrena species - Mining Bee
Photo: Gem Paul
Apidae
Bumblebees, Honeybees and relatives (62 British species)
Anthophora plumipes - Hairy-Footed Flower Bee (female)
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our April 2024 Flower & Insect walk)
Bombus pascuorum - Common Carder Bee
Photo: Geoff Frampton
Bombus terrestris - Buff-Tailed Bumblebee
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our July 2023 insect walk)
Bombus lapidarius - Large Red-Tailed Bumblebee
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our July 2023 insect walk)
Nomada species - Nomad Bee
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our April 2024 Flower & Insect Walk)
Halictidae
Furrow Bees and Blood Bees (51 British species)
Sphecodes species (Halictidae) - Blood Bee
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our July 2023 insect walk)
Lasioglossum species (Halictidae) - Furrow Bee
Photo: Geoff Frampton (seen on our July 2023 insect walk)
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