The bears had gone outside on a lovely, sunny day to see if they could find any type of bee yet in their garden. Richard had brought his book about all things 'Bee' with him. He started to read about the solitary bees first. "These wonderful bees are amongst the first to appear in Spring, with some emerging as early as late February. You are most likely to find them feeding in your garden on lungwort, comfrey, ground-ivy, dead-nettles and primroses with their exceptionally long tongues!"
"There are lots of different types like the tawny mining bee, ashy mining bee and early mining bee. There are even some solitary bees called hairy-footed flower bees and they do indeed have very hairy little feet. They are also incredibly territorial and will protect their own small patch of flowers."