Miner Bees were @SpeciesofUK from 17th
to 23rd March, 2014.
‘Miner bees’ or ‘sand bees’ make up the genus Andrena. There are over 1,300 species worldwide of which around
sixty live in the UK, making it one of the largest bee genera.[1]
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| Miner Bee [Wikimedia Commons © Jeffdelonge] |
Miner bees get their name from their habit of digging nest burrows in
sandy soil, in which their prepupae spend the winter.[2]
