The Tawny Mining Bee is one of the most recognizable solitary bees, with females covered in dense, brick-red foxy hair on the thorax. It is an early spring bee that nests in lawns and gardens, creating neat volcano-like mounds of excavated soil. Despite appearing in large aggregations when nesting conditions are ideal, it is solitary and does not defend a colony.
Habitat
Lawns, garden paths, parks, and woodland edges
Diet
Adults: pollen and nectar. Larvae: pollen provisions
How common
Common
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