honey bee, bumblebees, solitary bees, etc.
![Ashy Mining Bee [Andrena cineraria]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/BD2_1808_7D_TheDowns_28Mar2026.jpg "Ashy Mining Bee [Andrena cineraria]")
Ashy Mining Bee [Andrena cineraria]
male A. cineraria on Dandelion – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Mar 2026
![Broad-banded Nomad Bee [Nomada signata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/NG8_6941_EOS-1D_TheDowns_13Apr2026.jpg "Broad-banded Nomad Bee [Nomada signata]")
Broad-banded Nomad Bee [Nomada signata]
Female N. signata on Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 13 Apr 2026
![Ashy Mining Bee [Andrena cineraria]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/NG8_0031_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_04Sep2021.jpg "Ashy Mining Bee [Andrena cineraria]")
Ashy Mining Bee [Andrena cineraria]
Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Aug 2021
![Ashy Mining Bee [Andrena cineraria]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/IMG_0946_60D_TheDowns_17May2025.jpg "Ashy Mining Bee [Andrena cineraria]")
Ashy Mining Bee [Andrena cineraria]
Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria) adult female on Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 May 2025
![Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/NG7_4332_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Aug2021.jpg "Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata]")
Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata]
Female gathering pollen from Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Aug 2021
![Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/NG7_4339_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Aug2021.jpg "Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata?]")
Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata?]
Female gathering pollen from Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Aug 2021
![Yellow-legged Mining Bee [Andrena flavipes?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/JO8V0309_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Jun2025.jpg "Yellow-legged Mining Bee [Andrena flavipes?]")
Yellow-legged Mining Bee [Andrena flavipes?]
Female on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jun 2025
![Early Mining Bee [Andrena haemorrhoa?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/IMG_1270_60D_TheDowns_26May2025.jpg "Early Mining Bee [Andrena haemorrhoa?]")
Early Mining Bee [Andrena haemorrhoa?]
Adult on Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 May 2025
![Tawny Mining Bee [Andrena fulva]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/NG8_6549_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Mar2026.jpg "Tawny Mining Bee [Andrena fulva]")
Tawny Mining Bee [Andrena fulva]
male A. fulva on Blackthorn – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Mar 2026
![Tawny Mining Bee [Andrena fulva]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/NG8_6479_EOS-1D_TheDowns_23Mar2026.jpg "Tawny Mining Bee [Andrena fulva]")
Tawny Mining Bee [Andrena fulva]
female A. fulva on Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Mar 2026
![Small Scabious Mining Bee [Andrena marginata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/NG7_9979_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Sep2021.jpg "Small Scabious Mining Bee [Andrena marginata]")
Small Scabious Mining Bee [Andrena marginata]
Female collecting pollen from Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Sep 2021
![Small Scabious Mining Bee [Andrena marginata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/NG7_9982_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Sep2021.jpg "Small Scabious Mining Bee [Andrena marginata]")
Small Scabious Mining Bee [Andrena marginata]
Female collecting pollen from Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Sep 2021
![Common Mini-miner [Andrena minutula]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/JO8V0434_EOS-1D_TheDowns_11Jul2025.jpg "Common Mini-miner [Andrena minutula]")
Common Mini-miner [Andrena minutula]
Male on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jul 2025
![Common Mini-miner [Andrena minutula]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/JO8V0445_EOS-1D_TheDowns_11Jul2025.jpg "Common Mini-miner [Andrena minutula]")
Common Mini-miner [Andrena minutula]
Female gathering pollen from Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jul 2025
![Small Sallow Mining Bee [Andrena praecox]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/BD2_1581_7D_TheDowns_21Mar2026.jpg "Small Sallow Mining Bee [Andrena praecox]")
Small Sallow Mining Bee [Andrena praecox]
male A. praecox on a female catkin of Goat Willow (Salix caprea) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Mar 2026
![Chocolate Mining Bee [Andrena scotica]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/BD2_1289_7D_TheDowns_09Mar2026.jpg "Chocolate Mining Bee [Andrena scotica]")
Chocolate Mining Bee [Andrena scotica]
female A. scotica resting on a Common Comfrey leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Mar 2026
![Western Honey Bee [Apis mellifera]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/IMG_0894_60D_TheDowns_16May2025.jpg "Western Honey Bee [Apis mellifera]")
Western Honey Bee [Apis mellifera]
Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) female collecting pollen from Common Dogwood ( Cornus sanguinea) flowers - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 May 2025
![Western Honey Bee [Apis mellifera]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/4A_9751_EOS-1D_Banstead_Common_09Jul2015.jpg "Western Honey Bee [Apis mellifera]")
Western Honey Bee [Apis mellifera]
Female collecting pollen from Buddleja sp. - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Jul 2015
![Western Honey Bee [Apis mellifera]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/NG8_9298_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Aug2024.jpg "Western Honey Bee [Apis mellifera]")
Western Honey Bee [Apis mellifera]
Female on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Aug 2024
![Tree Bumblebee [Bombus hypnorum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/NG8_0678_EOS-1D_TheDowns_04Jun2025.jpg "Tree Bumblebee [Bombus hypnorum]")
Tree Bumblebee [Bombus hypnorum]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Jun 2025