tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666457738678091444.post1578916774073560961..comments2023-10-01T14:34:35.157+01:00Comments on 1000 for 1KSQ: B hopelessAndy Musgrovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105588316743620086noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666457738678091444.post-16898935272324528732013-04-30T21:14:39.136+01:002013-04-30T21:14:39.136+01:00Thanks chaps, most helpful.Thanks chaps, most helpful.John Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044571684263498628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666457738678091444.post-87529507860189187322013-04-30T17:37:58.731+01:002013-04-30T17:37:58.731+01:00I think male Osmia rufa for the second one but can...I think male Osmia rufa for the second one but can't be sure there aren't other very similar looking species. I'm too chicken to attempt Andrena though!Mark G. Telferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02436213627213480893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666457738678091444.post-62990999750780187592013-04-29T21:58:02.972+01:002013-04-29T21:58:02.972+01:00Cool stuff. I think the first bee probably is Andr...Cool stuff. I think the first bee probably is Andrena flavipes, although I'm kind of working from a "what's common in Norfolk" viewpoint, so there might be something else that lives along the Severn Estuary. <br /><br />Second one - I wonder if this is Osmia rufa (which annoyingly seems to have just turned into O bicornis). I think fulva normally has a more strongly coloured thorax too?<br /><br />Useful webpage here which I've just found. http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/insects/bees2.htm Of course, I've no idea if it's right or not...Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350770541365430052noreply@blogger.com