Cuckoo bee (Melecta albifrons) a parasite of solitary bees, searching an old wall for host nests, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), France, Europe

Little Bee-eater, Ngorongoro, Tanzania, East Africa

A long-horned bee covered in pollen; the males of this solitary bee species are easy to identify because of the long antennae

Green Metallic Bee

European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum), in flight on a rose campion (Silene coronaria), Germany, Europe

leafcutter bees or wool carder bees mason bee flying