Gwynne's Mining Bee
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 31st August 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode. Fact File


Gwynne's Mining Bee.
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Local names: 		Andrena bicolor.
Hymenoptera.
Andrenidae.
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 		Pollen, Nectar.
Pollen, Nectar.
Females 9 - 11 mm. Males slightly smaller.
Grassland - Open woodland. Solitary nest in a tunnel over 1 meter long.
Spring Brood: March - June. Summer Brood: June  - Late August.
In the Ukraine, this species is a major pollinator of the Cherry crop