Months sighted in garden.
Mason bee
Megachile ?versicolor
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Hymenoptera
Small bee (ca. 1 cm) with broad dark head, straw-coloured hairy thorax and abdomen; abdomen hairs prominent especially on lower surface. Posterior two abdomen segments with black hairs. Possibly M. versicolor, but ID uncertain.