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While out on fieldwork in Cambridgeshire, England, I discovered the rare Yellow Loosestrife bee (Macropis europaea). This is quite an interesting little bee as the females only collect pollen from Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris) as food for their larvae so the bees only occur where this plants grows (which is mainly wet and boggy places). The bees nest in the ground and are also using the oil from the flowers to make their nests water-proof. Quite ingenious! #bees #pollinators #flowers
