Bee? question, quick answer if possible

Sunnyday

This is on my garden table

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Is it a baby bee? it has yellow blobs on its legs, is it something that its collected or are they grubs that need to be removed?

Sorry may sound like a daft question but if it needs help i`d rather try, it looks knackered poor thing

SD

NeverInDebt

I think thats normal often see them like that on lying on the floor almost dead

NeverInDebt

http://nature.berkeley.edu/urbanbeegardens/research_regional.html




Anthophorids or digger bees are medium-sized compared to honey bees. They are fast flyers and visit flowers rapidly and efficiently compared to honey bees. They are often quite hairy, and females appear roundish when their hind legs are packed with pollen. the most common genus of anthophorid is Melissodes, which contains two species, both of which are a little smaller than honey bees. Males (with long bodies and antennae) and females (roundish bodies and short antennae) are commonly found during the summer on flowers of Cosmos spp., Helianthus annuus, Scabiosa spp., Coreopsis spp., and Bidens ferulifolia (photos). At night male Melissodes can often be found sleeping together in flowers of Cosmos bipinatus.

Sally_A

That's collected pollen on the legs - please don't remove It's probably just having a rest.

pookiewn

It looks like a bee, and when they have been out collecting pollen from the flowers it gets stuck to it's back legs in pollen acks. I'm guessing it's been a busy bee! Don't worry!

Sunnyday

Thanks so much for your replies, i`ll leave it alone and just keep an eye on it.:D

SD

Sunnyday

Update, its gone now, so hopefully its recovered and will be ok
Thanks again peeps

SD

ljonski

it will probably buzzz off soon anyway !

oh i see it has

bottlehalffull

I've just been out taking a pic of one on my chives. Huge sacks of pollen on it's knees.