Ammonite / Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) on Alkanet flower, Bristol, England, UK, May.

Ammonite / Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) with full pollen baskets / sacs, Bristol, England, UK, May.

Alex Hyde / Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria) burrowing in sand. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire. May.

Ammonite / Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) with full pollen basket, in urban garden, Bristol, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) female landing on the white flower of a rose 'Rambling Rector', a summer pollinator, June Berkshire, England, UK.

Ashley Cooper / Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) digging nest in soil, near Austwick, Yorkshire Dales, UK. May.

Ashley Cooper / Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) pair mating, Austwick, Yorkshire Dales, UK. May.

Guy Edwardes / Grey mining bee (Andrena cineraria). Uplyme, Devon, England, UK. April.

Phil Savoie / Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria), feeding on Dandelion (Taraxacum offinicale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September