The Ivy Bee,Colletes hederae, is a species of mining bee first recorded in Britain in 2001. It forages almost exclusively at flowers of Ivy, and flies

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The Ivy Bee,Colletes hederae, is a species of mining bee first recorded in Britain in 2001. It forages almost exclusively at flowers of Ivy, and flies only from September to mid-November (ie during the flowering period of Ivy)

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Location: Frome , Somerset, UK
Photo credit: © Philip Bishop / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 2001, bee, britain, colletes, flies, flowers, forages, hederae, ivy, mid-november, mining, september, somerset, uk