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what are they ?
Eileen Harvey
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i've just put down some leafmold as a mulch and suddenly dozens of ginger coloured bee-like flying insects have decended on it. anyone know what they are, are they friendly, should i be concerned ?
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Never be concerned, we don't really have anything dangerous. Might be tree bumblebees, warming up, they're gingerish
A photo would tell us
In the sticks near Peterborough
or maybe bee flies Eileen tho' in the number you mention I doubt it
Yes - a photo would be good - I'm intrigued now 
I hope you're a better photographer than I.
I've been trying for bee photos all morning
In the sticks near Peterborough
those flies which gather on cow poo and gingerish in colour too. We get lots of them around.
Yes, I get those too Hosta. Every time I make a batch of comfrey feed and strain off the fibrous stuff, it get covered in them within seconds. Never see them otherwise!
They're dung flies around horse s**t. I don't see them otherwise.