MYN / Matt Cole / Nomad Bee (Nomada ruficornis) sleeping on a conifer by clasping the needle with mandibles. Suburban garden, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, UK, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

Andy Sands / Nomad bee (Nomada flava) a 'cuckoo bee' who lays its eggs in the nests of various Andrena bees, Herfordshire, England, UK, May

Nick Upton / Nomad / Cuckoo Bee (Nomada fulvicornis) sun basking on a leaf, Wiltshire garden, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Cuckoo / Yellow nomad bee (Nomada flava) feeding on Mock orange flower (Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus') garden, Wiltshire, UK, June

Nick Upton / Cuckoo / Yellow nomad bee (Nomada flava) feeding on Mock orange flower (Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus') garden, Wiltshire, UK, June

Kim Taylor / Cuckoo Bee (Nomada fulvicornis) flying up from Green Alkanet flower (Pentaglottis sempervirens). UK

Andy Sands / Nomad Bee (Nomada sp) parasitic, usual host species is a solitary bee, Hertfordshire, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Female Nomad bee hangs asleep by jaws (Nomada fabriciana) UK.

Premaphotos / Yellow nomad bee (Nomada flava) a cuckoo bee, on Bramble flower, UK