Solitary

This is a small handheld macro stack of a very small solitary Bee. For context, the Bee is perched on the edge of a Rose Petal so you can imagine just how small it is. This shot was taken in the Gardens of a national park in Scotland, Spring was just beginning and everything was started to wake up! Solitary bees are not simply bees who have left the hive and are now alone. There are over 200 species of solitary bee and, as the name suggests, they live alone, although in truth they often nest close to one another. They do not produce honey, do not have a queen and do not live in hives.