Hi!
I was photographing a flower today and noticed a bee acting strangely as though drunk, covered in what looks like pollen but it also had multiple small parasites like the one circled in this photograph, there was a cluster of them on the other side of the bee too. Is this normal? Is the bee sick?
Although I am sure many of our diligent regular posters may advise.
I wonder if a the 'Bee' forum may be better to help. https://www.bbkaforum.co.uk/