Samares Manor Bee Watching

A fantastic start of the easter holidays with bee watching at Samares Manor. We've been seeing lots of queen Common carder bumblebees along slide the solitary hairy-footed flower bees. The Herb garden has been a buzz of activity and we're even spotted some tiny mining bees sunbathing on the leaves warming up.

The hairy-footed flower bees are out in force this week and we've spotted both males and females. This species looks like a bumblebee but is actually a solitary bee, but its behaviour can help you spot it apart. They dart from flower to flower rarely stopping for a rest, whereas a bumblebee is much more relaxed when foraging and will sit on flowers for longer collecting the pollen neatly. 

Photo: Hairy-footed flower bee female.