The Wool Carder Bee

The Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)

The name comes from their habit of scraping hair from leaves, which is carried in a ball beneath their bodies and used to line their nests. They add a mixture of pollen and nectar before laying an egg in the hole. Finally the hole is plugged with more plant fur.

Let's hope it stays around for the weekend because we have any bumblebee identification course. So many people have cancelled we may have more bees than people! :)