Female red mason bee

Female red mason bee (Solitary) Osmia bicornis (formerly O rufa) -you can see the 'two horns' projecting. A common spring-flying species that will readily use 'bee hotels'

Builth Wells, Wales

Author: Nigel Pugh

Photo size: 18.5 Mpixels (53 MB uncompressed) - 5738x3226 pixels (19.1x10.8 in / 48.6x27.3 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: bee, bee hotels, common, Female, formerly O rufa, grass, green, lawn, native, Osmia bicornis, pollinator, purple, red mason, Small, species, spring-flying, UK. Wales, wildflower