I'll get this one started off with a Marmalade Hoverfly -Episyrphus balteatus
who was enjoying the sunshine and shelter of the patio
Cin J
I'm inclined to agree with Zo, certainly on the last two, the pale yellow is honeybee, while the others seem to have the same body shape, the light could be making the look darker than they are.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Zo Clark said:The first one is likely to be a honey Bee. If not a honey bee then I would say Bee mimic. But Its likely a Honey Bee. the 2nd one is a Bee fly. The last one is most likely a type of drone fly
The first one is likely to be a honey Bee. If not a honey bee then I would say Bee mimic. But Its likely a Honey Bee. the 2nd one is a Bee fly. The last one is most likely a type of drone fly
Thank you
Sunday 27th March 2022 4:30 pm Daniels Brook Gloucestershire
7 Spot Ladybird
Bee Fly
A good old Fluffy Bumblebee. They can add some colour to a cloudy day. And on a sunny warm day there colours show up very well aswell.
Ladybird climbing the Lavander
It was Resting on the slate I leave on the Wildflower border
First Bee fly in the garden
it likes the Grape Hyacinthus
Interestingly it investigated the other flowers but was un interested. It payed particular attention to the Grape Hyacinthus and red dead nettle but mainly the Grape Hyacinthus.
Bee Fly in my daughters garden in Shropshire. I wasn't entirely sure if the white objects below the body were an egg dump or not. Don't think it was excreta as they were still there a couple of days later