I didn't get out and about as much last year but did spend quite a bit of time out in and around Sidmouth looking for inverts in general and bees in particular. Here's a selection of the bees I found in each month of the spring.
MARCH
Male Cliff Mining Bee - Andrena thoracica
Female Cliff Mining Bee - Andrena thoracica
APRIL
Female Hairy-footed Flower Bee - Anthophora plumipes
Female Tawny Mining Bee - Andrena fulva
Female Chocolate Mining Bee - Andrena Scotica
Female Ashy Mining Bee - Andrena cineraria
Female Grey-patched Mining Bee - Andrena nitida
MAY
Female Buffish Mining Bee - Andrena nigroaenea
Female Blue Mason Bee - Osmia caerulescens
Female Green Furrow Bee - Lasioglossum morio
Male Red-girdled Mining Bee - Andrena labiata
Male Hawthorn Mining Bee - Andrena chrysosceles
Fabricius' Nomad Bee - Nomada fabriciana
Female Wilke's Mining Bee - Andrena wilkella
Female Mini Miner - Andrena sp.
If you look closely you should be able to see that this bee is carrying several Oil Beetle Triungulins.
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