Britain's smallest bees- Small Scissor Bees (Chelostoma campanularum) are abundant in the wildlife garden this #SolitaryBeeWeek thanks to woodworm-riddled standing deadwood for nesting and a variety of wild and cultivated Campanula flowers- their preferred forage plants.

Solitary Bee Week

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Lisa Williams Liam Olds Solitary Bee Week Buglife Steven Falk Hi Liam, do you think this is also andrena pilipes? Shaun Poland on Facebook insect page suggested it might be. I had thought maybe one of the shaggy bees otherwise. (On ragwort in my garden, llantwit major~ 1mile from coast). Any advice gratefully received!

Quickly prepared more nesting straws for resin bees, I have LOADS of them and I don’t think it’s enough straws atm 😍 (turn 🔊 off for video, slow motion videos have irritating sound when uploaded on Twitter 🤦🏻) #solitarybee #londonwildlife #solitarybee week

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Halictus Rubicundus, Orange-legged Furrow Bee (?) nectaring on Marjoram today #SolitaryBeeWeek #WildFlowers #NatureGarden #GardeningTwitter

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It’s #SolitaryBeeWeek and this afternoon, I met the loveliest little Leafcutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis, I think) in the garden 🐝 Love those big eyes! What a cute start to the week!

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Bee species number 48 turned up in the work wildlife garden for #SolitaryBeeWeek - and what a bee! The notable Yellow Loosestrife Bee (Macropis europaea). A male. Hopefully females will arrive too to collect pollen and floral oils from the Yellow Loosestrife around the ponds.

The Wool Carder Bees have been really active in the garden today between the showers. Fascinating watching this one stripping fibres from the Lambs-ear to use as nesting material, it's the 1st time I've witnessed this. #SolitaryBeeWeek

📝 Bee, Fly or Wasp answers

1️⃣ Vernal/Early Colletes Bee (Colletes cunicularius) 
2️⃣ St Mark's Fly (Bibio marci) 
3️⃣ Red-thighed Epeolus (Epeolus Cruciger)
4️⃣ Armed Nomad Bee (Nomada armata)

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I am Nick and I am what you call a Solitarybee guardian. I will post my trials and tribulations from this year. First up a video of the different types of beehouse I use and have designed. Some experimental, some off the shelf. #solitarybee

It's Solitary Bee Week!! 🐝

Did you know 90% of bee species worldwide are solitary? And Species on the Edge is working hard to protect 1 of these species, the northern colletes.

Learn more about the northern colletes from SotE Project Officer, Sally 👇

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Happy #SolitaryBeeWeek 🐝☺️Our 61 acre rewilded urban meadow #WarrenFarmNR is pollinator heaven!🌼Pls could we ask for an ID check on our #bee friend #TwitterNatureCommunity We’re thinking Spined Mason Bee (Osmia spinulosa)🤔They nest in old snail shells if it is!🐌Thank you💚🐝

More Patchwork Leafcutter Bees (Megachile centuncularis) from the garden for Day 2 of #SolitaryBeeWeek 🐝 They are absolutely lovin’ the silver ragwort! 🌼

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On #SolitaryBeeWeek why not learn how to offer shelters to solitary bees? Check out our webinar by Buglife Buglife covering this topic youtu.be/SD3-6cSZnsc ps what do you think about the bee hotel we made as part of our Buzz Stop initiative?

My turn to ask a question on #SolitaryBeeWeek . Who makes a nest plug like this? Seems to be dried plant fibres. Looks too messy to be Osmia caerulescens or O.leaiana, but surely too small for Anthidium?