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Mining Bee (Andrena). This is one of the largest bee genera in the world, with over 1,500 species. In the Canary Islands, there are about 40 species of Andrena, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth. Unlike honey bees, Andrenas are solitary. They don’t build hives; instead, they excavate deep burrows (up to 60 cm) in the soil. Each female is both queen and worker. Many Andrena species are oligolectic, meaning they collect pollen only from specific plant families or even individual species. In the Canaries, they are critically important for pollinating endemic flora. Adults live for only a few weeks. Their mission is to gather enough pollen, lay their eggs in underground cells, and seal them for the next generation. Shot on OM SYSTEM OM-1 II + 90/3.5 macro Stacked 27 shots - Helicon Focus ⸻ Abeja minera (Andrena). Es uno de los géneros de abejas más grandes del mundo, con más de 1.500 especies. En las Islas Canarias habitan unas 40 especies de Andrena, muchas de las cuales son exclusivas del archipiélago. A diferencia de las abejas melíferas, las Andrenas son solitarias. No construyen colmenas, sino que excavan túneles profundos (de hasta 60 cm) en el suelo. Cada hembra actúa como reina y obrera a la vez. Muchas especies de Andrena son oligolécticas. Esto significa que recolectan polen solo de familias o incluso especies de plantas específicas. En Canarias, su papel es fundamental para la polinización de los endemismos locales. Los adultos viven solo unas pocas semanas. Su tarea principal es recolectar polen, depositar sus huevos en celdas subterráneas y sellarlas para asegurar la descendencia. Tomado con OM SYSTEM OM-1 II + M.Zuiko 90mm f/3.5 Macro Apilamiento de 27 fotos - Helicon Focus #andrena #miningbee #omsystem #tenerifenature #macrophotography

Take a look at this male mining bee (𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢 sp.) relaxing on a vibrant flower from Kings Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Bees are important pollinators, contributing to the growth of plants and the production of food. It's always a joy to witness these fascinating creatures up close! I hope you enjoy this small reel. Have a wonderful day, everyone!" Thanks. Thilina #macroworld_tr #macro_globe #macro_champ #macro_addiction #macro_highlight #passion_in_macro #macro_captures_ #beautiful_insects_japan #raw_insects #macro_spotlight #macrocaptures #turklikeben_macro #macro_holic #macro_delight #arthropod_perfection #wildlife_perfection #wildlifepictures #insectguru #insect_perfection #onceupon_a_macro #macroclique  #cupoty #gf_mac #nuts_about_nature #macrogrammers #grikart_macro #soulmademacro #macro_turkey #macro_freaks

A Native Mining Bee found in NYC. #nativepollinators #pollinators #savethebees #nycbees #nycpollinators

Exploring Ireland’s beautiful nature this Biodiversity Week? It’s the perfect time to get to know some of our most fascinating and often overlooked wildlife. Check out our new free online course, A Beginner’s Guide to Nomad Bees, and learn how to spot these incredible insects in the wild. This course focuses on one of the larger groups of solitary bees in Ireland: the Nomad Bees (Nomada). With their striking wasp-like markings and almost hairless bodies, nomad bees look very different from the bees most people recognise. Unlike most bees, they don’t build nests of their own. Instead, they search for the nests of mining bees, where they lay their eggs! The course explores: - Key identification features of Ireland’s 13 nomad bee species - Flight times and seasonal activity - Habitats and flower preferences - Host mining bee relationships and behaviour Go to learn.biodiversityireland.ie to start the course today! #BiodiversityWeek2026 #OnlineCourse

Despite their reputation as nature’s buzziest pollinators, the vast majority of bee species spend most of their lives underground. Now, thanks to a hospital CT scanner, researchers have revealed new insights into how these insects build their subterranean lairs. The study investigates nests of two common species of ground-nesting bees. One, the spring mining bee (Colletes cunicularius), is solitary; each female builds a nest over a few days, collecting pollen by herself and laying eggs before abandoning it. The other species, the sweat bee (Lasioglossum malachurum), reproduces communally with multiple generations, so the colony expands its nest through the year. Researchers picked five spots with various soil types in wild grasslands around the Swiss Federal Research Institute Agroscope. When they found little soil mounds and saw bees flying around, they pushed a 20-centimeter-wide plastic pipe into the ground with a tractor. After 1 month, they pulled out the pipes and brought them to the nearby University Hospital of Zürich, which has an x-ray CT scanner. (The team had to use a hospital CT scanner—a device that requires a small room—because the soil-filled tubes were too large to fit into other scanners.) The tubes were then put back in the ground, and this process was repeated every few months, each time measuring the volume, length, and complexity of the 14 burrows present in the entire collection of pipes. The spring mining bee had a simple vertical nest, whereas the nests built by sweat bees were much more complex (as shown in the video). The method could help scientists learn more about how bees contribute to healthy soil and find ways to protect these critically threatened creatures. Read more by clicking the link in our bio or by copying this link: https://scim.ag/45Y VIDEO CREDIT: PHILIPPE TSCHANZ

Gwynne’s mining bee. (DE: Zweifarbige Sandbiene, Andrena bicolor) Great to see this solitary wild bee visiting daisies last week. 🐝❤️ Photographed on February 27, in Hilden, Germany. Happy Friday! #gwynnesminingbee#zweifrabigesandbiene #andreanabicolor #solitarybee #blütenundinsektenfreitag

Thanks to the success of the #PurpleHorizons nature recovery project this year, special species like the Tormentil mining bee, catsear bee, and beewolf are now thriving in the restored habitats. 🐝💜 Hear from Jake from @bbcwildlifetrust as he shares the story so far. ⬆️ #ReviewOfTheYear

The Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa) also known as an Orange tailed mining bee is amongst the first of the solitary bees to emerge in spring. The new bees will never have met their parents, as they started as an egg last year, cocooned in a neat cavity mined in the ground. About the size of a honey bee, these solitary bees have orangey brown hairs, with a black area behind the head. Cute little feelers and a white moustache! They pollinate fruit trees, loving to feed on early blossoms. Once they have mined a nest site for their young to grow, they pack away an egg with a food parcel of protein-rich pollen. Dandelions and lawn daisies can provide a brilliant source of pollen for this purpose. #grow #wildflowers #forthebees #seedball #bees #beesofinstagram🐝

Pollinators and ivy, sitting in a tree... 🥰 Ivy's little globe-shaped flowers start emerging in September, and while they don't look like your typical blooms, they are a vital source of pollen and nectar in autumn when not much else is in flower! 🍁 As well as feeding lots of different pollinators, ivy provides roosting sites for bats and birds 🦇​, and a winter home for hibernating insects ❄️ Its berries are also high in fat, making them a nutritious food source for birds including blackbirds and thrushes. ​ The species of ivy native to the UK (Hedera helix) isn't a parasitic plant as some might think, but gets structural support from trees, walls and fences. So hands up ✋ if you're going to let ivy flower to help your local wildlife this autumn! For even more seasonal tips, download your FREE autumn-winter garden maintenance guide from our #BeeTheChange resources hub - link in bio 🔗 [Video: variety of different pollinators including bumblebees, hoverflies, butterflies and the Ivy mining bee (a type of solitary bee) feeding on ivy flowers. The video ends with a message about letting your ivy flower this autumn instead of cutting it back.] . . . #Ivy #IvyFlowers #Bumblebee #Bumblebees #BeesOfInstagram #Pollinators #PollinatorGarden #PollinatorFriendly #GardeningTips #WildlifeGarden #GardenForWildlife #autumn #winter #SaveInsects #SaveTheBees @savebutterflies @buglife_ict @kategbradbury #bees #InsectsOfInstagram

100’s of different Bee types in our beautiful country side! We all focus on the honey bee but the really interesting and more endangered Bees are some of the Bumblebee, Mining Bee and Solitary Bee types! Jean Vernon at Yeo Valley Organic Garden gives a fascinating insight into these wonderful pollinators. Check out her Bee Safari and visit the beautiful gardens! Bumble Bees nest in Compost heaps! And the Shrill Carder Bumblebee is a rare bee with a stronghold in Somerset 🥰 Thank you Jean!! #organicgardening #regenerativeagriculture #organiccompost

Part 35 of all UK Bee species. This is the Short-fringed Mining Bee with it's funky foxy look. I'm loving learning about all the distinct and interesting species that quietly work around us. 🐝🌺❤🌍 #createyourwildspace #Pollinators #Biodiversity #Bees #beebombs #gift #nature #bringthebeesback #weareone

This female mining bee on my common milkweed has pretty amazing bum cleaning capability! #bee #pollinator #pollinatorgarden #wildlife #cleaning #milkeedformonarchs #savethebees