Andrena fulva

• Scientific name: Andrena fulva
• Common name: tawny mining bee
• Dimension: 12-14 mm
• Habitat: preferably in urban areas, but also in sparse woods, woodland edges, vineyards and riverbanks
• Behavior: communal
• Collective behavior: polylectic
• Nest: in the ground
• Parasitized by: Nomada signata, Nomada panzeri
• Red list of bees in Switzerland: not endangered

Interesting Facts:

n favorable conditions, the tawny mining bee lives in colonies made up of hundreds of nests, dug up to half a meter deep in the ground. In the months of March and April, it can often be seen in gardens, near currant and gooseberry bushes.