Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
An introduction to Australian Native Bees can be found here:
https://www.aussiebee.com.au/beesinyourarea.html
The identification of bees from photographs can be difficult as tiny details on the animals have to be seen. Michael Batley, our moderator for bees has begun a trial identification tool for bees. The test groups are Megachilid bees and Hylaeine bees found in the Sydney basin and Blue Mountains.
If you want to try the identification tools, the addresses for the two groups are below:-
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Mike
wrote:
Yesterday
I thought the banding was too strong for Apis mellifera and didn't know if native bees congregated in large numbers. It was a distant shot because I first thought they were wasps.
Apis mellifera
PeterA
wrote:
1 Feb 2025
You got it, Kevin! Hard to get a picture - a lot around at present.
Amegilla sp. (genus)
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