Osmia bicornis - male and female

Andrena flavipes

And here is another - Andrena flavipes, the yellow-legged mining bee,

Andrena scotica

The sun comes out, and so do the bees - this one is Andrena scotica. Note the little golden coloured lump projecting out of the lower band - this is a stylops, a parasite of bees.

Wildlife of Bradley Stoke - Andrena nitida

Andrena nitida, a mining bee which is now out and about when the sun shows itself.

Wildlife of Bradley Stoke - Plasterer Bee

Plaster bee from the genus Colletes.

Wildlife of Bradley Stoke - Red mason bee

This is the start of a series of images of wildlife all seen in Bradley Stoke.

Red Mason Bee (Osmia rufa)