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)

Next up, the hobbit of the bumblebee world: the hairy-footed flower bee. They have cream coloured faces, & (you guessed it) hairy feet. They love nesting in soft mortar around chimneys and sometimes fall down them, appearing unexpectedly inside homes like a locked room mystery.