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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Apr 10
- 1 min
What will 'bee' in 2023?
Recent Sightings for May Sapyga quinquepunctata, Melecta albifrons and Cacoxenus species (a fly) photographed in Keith Noble's garden....
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Jun 8, 2022
- 1 min
Bombus monticola
This lovely footage of Bombus monticola, the bilberry or mountain bumblebee was taken by Ben Mullen of the Biodiversity Information...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- May 15, 2022
- 1 min
In Brecon today a possible 4th record in Wales (in Aderyn) for the kleptoparasite Cacoxenus indagato
Photo: Keith Noble Ok, I grant that this isn't a bee or wasp - it is a fly, but it's an interesting one that's linked with bees. It will...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Feb 27, 2022
- 1 min
The Bees are Coming!
First Bumblebees 2022 The first bumblebee records have started to come into me, now that the sunshine has popped out over the weekend. ...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
A Review of 2021
Overall, bee and wasp records this year have seemed to reflect weather patterns as more were reported during dry, settled spells. Nomada...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Aug 1, 2021
- 2 min
September 2021
Photograph: Donna Chapman, Cwmdauddwr. Queen Buff-tailed bumblebee, Bombus terrestris There are plenty of male bumblebees around at the...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
New sightings for July 2021
It appears that once the blog is updated by me, it isn't being highlighted to subscribers of this site. It seems that this only happens...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
Bee Wars
The images above were sent to me by Keith Noble recently. Three of the photos are of Nomada male bees that apparently attacked a social...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Mar 23, 2021
- 1 min
Bee The Change
23 March 2021 Bee the Change is all about quick, simple ways you can make your local area more bumblebee-friendly. Common Carder, Bombus...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Dec 22, 2020
- 3 min
A Review of 2020
As we race towards the end of the year, I thought it would be interesting to write about the species that have been recorded in the mid...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
White-tailed Bumblebee
I'm still thinking about spring and here is some information about the White-tailed bumblebee, Bombus lucorum. This large queen bumblebee...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
December 2020
As winter beckons, there have been no recent sightings of bees or wasps that I have been made aware of in the Radnorshire or Breconshire...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Nov 11, 2020
- 3 min
Dark Tales of an Ichneumon Wasp Lifecycle
11 November 2020 Dorothy Baynham was intrigued after reading about Ben Mullen's Ichneumon record last week. This inspired Dorothy to...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Nov 8, 2020
- 1 min
Very Late or Very Early
Ashy Mining Bee, Andrena cineraria Liz Howes Incredibly, this Ashy Mining Bee has been recorded this week by Liz Howes in Glasbury,...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Nov 5, 2020
- 1 min
A New First For Breconshire
This Ichneumon wasp was found by Ben Mullen in his kitchen in September. It was certainly initally a puzzle. Apecthis compunctor, Ben...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Oct 15, 2020
- 1 min
Queen Bombus
October 15, A large queen Buff-tail bumblebee, Bombus terrestris was out in a brief spell of warm weather today. It just shows how...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Oct 3, 2020
- 1 min
3 October 2020
Here is the latest research released about honeybee impacts on wild bee populations Enthusiasm for beekeeping in the UK's major cities is...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Sep 24, 2020
- 1 min
The Common Carder bee
The Common Carder bee, Bombus pascuorum is one of 4 brown bumblebees found in the UK. They are widespread and common and found regularly...
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Mid Wales Bees and Wasps
- Sep 24, 2020
- 1 min
Autumnal Sightings
The Common Carder bee The Common carder is a frequently recorded species and is widespread across the UK. The Common Carder bee, Bombus...
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