Gaël CovainApr 26, 2025
Des abeilles du genre Colletes, occupées sur une Tanaisie Commune (Tanacetum vulgare).
D'après ce qu'on m'a appris il pourrait s'agir de C. fodiens, C. similis ou C. daviesanus, mais il aurait fallu avoir une bonne vue du premier segment de l'abdomen pour les départager.

Dunes du Fort Vert (Marck), août 2022

#colletes #colletidae #dunesdufortvert #eden62 #hautsdefrance #insectedefrance #insectesdefrance #insecte #insectes #nature
Mary C LeggMar 16, 2024
Plasterer Bees, Colletes sp Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/6.3 1/320 iso: 200 Milovice, Czech Republic 7/9/2023 #bees #hymenoptera #Colletes #plasterer #Insects #invertebrates #Macro #Pollinators #WildBees
Ian HuntSep 16, 2023
One of the new seasonal markers I look for is the emergence of ivy bees, which have been in the UK since 2001 and are now widespread. #Colletes #bees
Mary C LeggJul 11, 2023
Plasterer Bee, Colletes sp Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/6.3 1/320 iso: 200 Milovice, Czech Republic 7/9/2023
#bees #Colletes #plasterer #Hymenoptera, #insects #Wasps #pollinators #insects #invertebrates #macro #grasslands
neville parkMay 20, 2023

Okay, for #WorldBeeDay, for real, my happiest bee discovery this year was seeing and learning about cellophane bees, _Colletes_.

 https://inaturalist.ca/observations/155849301

#insects #bees #Hymenoptera #Anthophila #Colletes #NativeBees

Unequal Cellophane Bee (Colletes inaequalis)

Unequal Cellophane Bee from Toronto, ON M6R, Canada on April 20, 2023 at 04:31 PM by Neville Park

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Show threadFlatbush Gardener 🌈May 7, 2023

So.
Many.
Bees!

https://vimeo.com/824549641

#Bees #Anthophila #Colletes #Colletidae #Hymenoptera #HabitatGardening #Gardening #UrbanGardens #UrbanGardening

Nesting Aggregation of Cellophane Bees

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Show threadFlatbush Gardener 🌈May 7, 2023

So.
Many.
Bees!

https://vimeo.com/824549641

#Bees #Anthophila #Colletes #Colletidae #Hymenoptera #HabitatGardening #Gardening #UrbanGardens #UrbanGardening

@hellata

Nesting Aggregation of Cellophane Bees

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Flatbush Gardener 🌈May 6, 2023

It's a warm, sunny day after soaking rains eartlier this week. That means it's time for my cellophane bees to emerge in force!

This is my 16th year of observing this population in my garden. I'm always excited to see "my little bees".

Here's my blog post from the first year I noticed them, in 2008.

https://www.flatbushgardener.com/2008/05/27/colletes-thoracicus-colletidae-cellophane-bees/

#Bees #Anthophila #CellophaneBees #SolitaryBees #Colletes #GroundNestingBees

Colletes thoracicus (Colletidae), Cellophane Bees | Flatbush Gardener

Zach PortmanApr 13, 2023

The bees are back! Spring is here in MN.

Though, it was 87 degrees today. Not ideal.

Pictured are a male Colletes inaequalis and a female Andrena digging a nest burrow.

#bees #Colletes #Andrena

Show threadFlatbush Gardener 🌈Dec 25, 2022

#Colletes thoracicus, rufous-chested #CellophaneBee (#Colletidae) is another #Bee species making its home in my #Garden. Ground-nesters, each generation lives just one year. I've tracked this population since 2008, 14 generations!

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41200694

#InverteFest2022 #iNaturalist #Macro #Photography #Insects #FlowerVisitors #Pollinators #Photos #InverteFest

Rufous-backed Cellophane Bee (Colletes thoracicus)

Rufous-backed Cellophane Bee from Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY, USA on May 26, 2008 at 05:53 PM by Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener). Colletes thoracicus, rufous-chested cellophane bee, collected from along my driveway, May 2008 ...

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