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All the species that have been added to this database have been found and (with a very few exceptions) photographed in Heene Cemetery. [Number of species matching these criteria: 29.]
Grey-patched Mining Bee
This large mining bee has distinctive foxy-brown hair on its thorax and luxuriant black and silver hair on its legs. This individual is a male.
(Andrena nitida)
(Mining bees)
Chocolate Mining Bee
Andrena scotica is one of the larger mining bees found in Britain.
(Andrena scotica agg.)
(Mining bees)
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
The Hairy-footed Flower Bee is in the vanguard of solitary bees emerging in Spring. This is a male.
(Anthophora plumipes)
(Bumble and Honey Bees)
Honey Bee
The Honey Bee is an abundant species, seen from early Spring until late Autumn.
(Apis mellifera)
(Bumble and Honey Bees)
Tree Bumblebee
The Tree Bumblebee was first found in the UK in 2001. They probably arrived from Europe and spread quickly.
(Bombus hypnorum)
(Bumble and Honey Bees)
Red-tailed Bumblebee
Quite distinctive of the Red-tailed Bumblebee are the jet-black body and red-orange tail, with black pollen baskets.
(Bombus lapidarius)
(Bumble and Honey Bees)
White-tailed Bumblebee
The collar and 2nd abdominal segment of the White-tailed Bumblebee are lemon-yellow, the 'tail' being white.
(Bombus lucorum)
(Bumble and Honey Bees)
Common Carder Bee
The gingery-brown hairs and black abdomens are characteristic of this social Common Carder Bee.
(Bombus pascuorum)
(Bumble and Honey Bees)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee or Large Earth Bumble-bee
The collar and 2nd abdominal segment of the Buff-tailed Bumblebee are deep yellow or orange, the 'tail' being buff or white.
(Bombus terrestris)
(Bumble and Honey Bees)
Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebee
The Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebee takes over the nests of Buff-tailed Bumblebees.
(Bombus vestalis)
(Bumble and Honey Bees)
Sharp-tailed bee
Most Sharp-tailed bees tend to be found in the south of England.
(Coelioxys sp.)
(Mason bees)
Ivy Bee
The Ivy Bee is a mining bee, meaning that it is ground-nesting. They tend to be solitary, building underground nests.
(Colletes hederae)
(Plasterer bees)
Common Yellow-face Bee
The Common Yellow-face Bee has a wingspan of between 4 and 5 millimetres.
(Hylaeus communis)
(Plasterer bees)
Common Furrow Bee
Lasioglossum calceatum on Wild Marjoram, Heene Cemetery, mid-July 2025.
(Lasioglossum calceatum)
(Sweat bees)
Green Furrow Bee
The Green Furrow Bee is a small (4 millimetres from wing tip to wing tip) bee.
(Lasioglossum morio)
(Sweat bees)
Sweat bee - unnamed 2
This small male Lasioglossum bee was photographed in early July 2025.
(Lasioglossum sp.)
(Sweat bees)
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee, female, Heene Cemetery, early July 2025.
(Megachile centuncularis)
(Mason bees)
Leaf-cutter Bee
These bees chew up the edges of leaves to make a cement with which they seal their nests.
(Megachile sp.)
(Mason bees)
Willughby's Leafcutter Bee
Willughby's Leafcutter Bee (a male) is the commonest leafcutter bee.
(Megachile willughbiella)
(Mason bees)
Lathbury's Nomad Bee
Lathbury's Nomad Bees are small (7 to 9 mm forewing length), with black, yellow and reddish-brown markings.
(Nomada lathburiana)
(Bumble and Honey Bees)
Marsham's Nomad Bee
Marsham's Nomad Bee is a widespread and locally common species of bee.
(Nomada marshamella)
(Bumble and Honey Bees)
Nomad bee - unnamed 1
This is a male Nomad bee that closely resembles a Fork-jawed Nomad Bee.
(Nomada sp.)
(Bumble and Honey Bees)
Nomad bee - unnamed 2
A Nomad bee photographed in May 2024.
(Nomada sp.)
(Bumble and Honey Bees)
Nomad bee - unnamed 3
A Nomad bee photographed in May 2024.
(Nomada sp.)
(Bumble and Honey Bees)
Nomad bee - unnamed 4
Large Nomad bee, undetermined species, mid-April 2025.
(Nomada sp.)
(Bumble and Honey Bees)
Nomad bee - unnamed 5
These bees fly from late March to June. It visits Garlic Mustard, Bluebell and Cow Parsley.
(Nomada sp.)
(Bumble and Honey Bees)
Red Mason Bee
The Red Mason Bee emerges from its nest in early March if the weather is mild.
(Osmia bicornis)
(Mason bees)
Orange-vented Mason Bee
The males of these mason bees are small, being about 6 mm long, whereas the females are longer, at 10 mm.
(Osmia leaiana)
(Mason bees)
Blood bee - unnamed 1
Blood bees are usually black and red. They are small or medium-sized bees that are cleptoparasitic of ground-nesting bees.
(Sphecodes sp.)
(Sweat bees)