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The Six Banded Furrow Bee (Halictus sexcinctus) is a sweat bee of the family Halictidae which is in the genus Halictus. It occurs in continental Europe, as far north as southern Sweden and its range extends eastwards to Iraq, in western Asia.
Typical nesting habitats of this solitary bee are south facing loamy or sandy banks where large aggregations can be encountered. The southern populations are eusocial in behaviour (similar to Honey Bees Apis mellifera) where a single queen does all the egg laying while other non breeding females undertake nest duties and food foraging.
Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Rawbirds