Nigel Cattlin / Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) female resting on Medlar (Mespilus germanica) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Phil Savoie / Tawny mining (Andrena fulva) on apple tree blossom (Malus domestica), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April.

Phil Savoie / Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) feeding on Cherry tree (Prunus sp.) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, March.

Paul Hobson / Tawny miner bee (Andrena fulva) female at nest in soil, Sheffield, England, UK, May.

Paul Hobson / Tawny miner bee (Andrena fulva) female at nest in earth, Sheffield, England, UK, May.

Chris Shields / Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) female, illustration

Andy Sands / Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) female on ground looking for suitable nest site, Hertfordshire, England, UK. April

Rod Williams / Female Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva) Lewisham, London, England, UK, April.

MYN / Matt Cole / Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva) female. Suburban garden, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, UK, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

Andy Sands / Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva) resting on masonary in garden, Hertfordshire, England, UK, May

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Female Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) sunbasking on a garden hedge leaf, with well loaded pollen sacs, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.

Nick Upton / Female Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) sun basking on a leaf, Wiltshire garden, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Female Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) sun basking on a leaf, Wiltshire garden, UK, April.

Dietmar Nill / Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) Germany

Kim Taylor / Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva) female arriving back at her burrow with full pollen sacs. Surrey, UK

Kim Taylor / Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva) female digging her burrow in sandy soil. Surrey, UK

Chris Shields / Illustration of British bees. Clockwise from top left: Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) (female),Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) (male),Early mining bee (Andrena haemorrhoa),Brassy mining bee (Lassio...

Chris Mattison / Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) female resting on leaf, Catbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.

Chris Mattison / Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) female, Catbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.

Chris Mattison / Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) female viewed from above, Catbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.

Chris Mattison / Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva), female, Catbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.

Nick Upton / Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) nectaring on Forsythia flowers in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, April.