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Old 13-07-2015, 10:49 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Any idea what type of bee this is?

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Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 13 Jul 2015 21:14:10 +0100, "Nick"
wrote:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...Bees%20pic.jpg

pic is clean of any nasties.


Pretty sure it's not a bee but a fly. Bees have four wings, flies only
two, although it's not always easy to see the extra wings on a bee.
But my money's on it being a fly. Haven't a clue what type of fly,
though.

$a

It looks like a hoverfly to me, though I am no expert.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.