
I came across this tiny bee in my rear garden. It may be a sweat bee, but I am not sure.

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Rear garden, Staffordshire, England. June 2017
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Tiny, tiny, tiny!
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It ought to be called a rainbow wing. The iridescence is lovely. For some reason, I was reminded of the first bees I knew as a child: the Do-Bees and Don’t-Bees of Romper Room!
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We never got this series over here. I had to Google to see what it was π It is sometimes quite nice to go back to our childhood. One of the tv personalities of my days when I was growing up died the other day, and how sad I thought, and how the years have flown. I watched snippets of the shows he was in and I was that wee little boy again π Thank you for your lovely comment, Linda π
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Amazing macro!
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Thank you, Eliza π
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Interesting, Pete, it rather reminds me of the miner bees. It’s quite unlike the normal honey bees.
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Thank you, Jude π I would say it is a solitary bee of somekind, and possibly a miner. Yesterday I had the ‘Field Guide to The Bees of Great Britain and Ireland’ come from Amazon, and I hope to get close to an id from that,
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A guide to πππ bees will be great. I really should study my guide books more often!
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I like your freebies, I mean three bees, Jude π
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My machine appears to have removed my ‘Like’ option when I answer replies! I may have to use smilies instead! π
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Have you tried refreshing or clearing your browser?
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Errrrr, I’m using the WordPress app on my tablet – not a clue! π΅
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Oh … I hope you get it sorted, though. Have you tried Googling it?
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Not yet – still using smilies instead! ππ
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Amazing pictures!
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Thank you π
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