The first Mining Bees
Still a bit drowsy (and easier to photograph), due to the cooler temperature, but the first mining bees are out and about in the village. These are male Yellow-legged Mining Bees (Andrena flavipes) which live in a large colony on a south facing bank by the road. These bees have two generations, one in early spring and a second in the summer. They are quite widely distributed in the southern half of England.