Autumn is such an exciting month for bee spotting because it’s when Ivy bees - our last solitary bee of...
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July bees
Bee spotting gets a bit trickier this month, with lots of diminutive solitary bees flying including our tichiest UK bee,...
Bees in Bloomsbury – 12 storeys high! (May 2026)
During an hour-long monitoring visit to the roof of a 12 storey building in Bloomsbury on 28 May, from 9.30-...
Summer bees 2026
This month, it's always sad to no longer see Hairy-footed flower bees and Red mason bees, as their short life-cycles...
Bees to See in May
This month, hopefully you will see at least one new bumblebee species, a new mason bee, four types of mining bee, the...
Early spring bees
If you’re new to bee spotting, March is a good month to begin If you’ve been waiting all winter to...
February flyers
Tips for IDing February bees: The arrival of the male Hairy-Footed Flower Bee by the end of the month is quite...
New Year bees
Bee spotting is a rare pursuit this month as only two bee species fly at this time of year when...
Christmas gifts for bee lovers 2026
I thought I'd make a list of the top 10 gifts for bee lovers. They range from £5 for a...
Late autumn bees
Bumblebee colonies have for the most part finished, with a few new queens still stocking up on nectar before they...
October 2025 bees and mimics
The female ivy bees are out. If you’ve not seen one yet, find a flowering ivy bush in the autumnal...
September bees 2024
As it’s been such a poor season for bees in my garden and rooftops, I’m just pleased to see Common...
October bees
There are still more than a handful of bee species flying this month, including the ivy bee. If you’ve still...
How to ID and help bees this August
The late summer flying bees vary hugely in size, colour and shape, from the round, fluffy bumblebees to the medium-sized,...
July bees to spot
Tiny black solitary bees – less than half the size of a 14mm honey bee – are out in force this...
City bee surveys
Ecologist, Konstantinos Tsiolis, visited 3 of Urban Bees' City roofs in June to survey bees and the plants they are...
Bees to see in June 2023
This month you’ll hopefully see the three bumblebees and a cuckoo bumblebee, (There will also be plenty of buff-tailed and white-tailed bumblebee workers...
Bees to see in March (and the bee imposter!)
If you’re new to bee spotting, now is the month when you can begin. If you’ve been waiting all winter...
Review in pictures and numbers of Urban Bees’ 2022
1,089 subscribers to the monthly Buzz newsletter 100s of Bees to See in 2022 and 2023 calendars sold 100s of...
December bees
Tips for IDing December bumblebees: Bee identification suddenly got very easy as there are only two bee species flying at...