Unlike the most familiar bees, such as honeybee or the bumblebees for instance, the ‘tawny mining bee’ is a solitary nester.

In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions There are over 250 species of bee in the UK, of which 178 species ...

This is the most common bee-fly species in the UK. It is widespread across England, Wales and Scotland ... explains how a dark-edged bee-fly lays her eggs in a solitary bee's nest and the unfortunate ...

It clambers in and disappears inside. It’s a female tawny mining bee, a kind of solitary bee. These make up 90 per cent of our bee species. Unlike honeybees and bumblebees, they forage and nest alone.

Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every color of the rainbow and ranging widely in size. The country harbors ...

Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary enthusiasts, native species are finally getting the buzz they deserve ...