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Bee Identification Guide

Red-tailed Bumblebee by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 14 March 2017

Red-tailed Bumblebee by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 14 March 2017

WIld About Gardens have produced a Bee Identification chart for some of the more common bees that you may encounter.

Click on this link to download the guide.

This entry was posted in News on 31/05/2017 by admin.

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