Tree bumblebee, aka bombus hypnorum, has only been in the UK since 2001. It's ginger and black with a snow-white tail. Though it sounds like a sleepy bee, the name might derive in a roundabout way from the use of moss to stuff pillows: the tree bee loves an old mossy bird's nest.

The carpenter bee comes in different colours, including blue! They nest in dead wood, vibrating like drills. Too short for some flowers, they rob nectar by slitting petals down the side. Unlike bumblebees, they have smooth abdomens (you could say, every woah-woah-oh still shines)