By Scotkat
Angus, Scotland
What colour is a honey bee.
As I had an orange bee today going into my roses and fuchsias ,never seen 1like this before.
- 15 Jul, 2014
Answers
Honey bees aren't orange and they are more wasp shaped than bumbles. There are lots or orange bumbles.
15 Jul, 2014
If you can get a photo of the bee you saw, send it to the link given above by Urbanite. It will be id'd for you. It will be helpful for them to be able to track which bees are where too.
15 Jul, 2014
as a bee keeper its brown i know i got stung on monday.
16 Jul, 2014
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Check out http://bumblebeeconservation.org/about-bees/identification/ or www.nhm.ac.uk.
http://www.bbowt.org.uk/wildlife/wildlife-advice/bees/different-kinds-bees includes solitary bees - the tawny mining bee might be worth looking at.
15 Jul, 2014