Weird Bee!

[lindapinda]

I've just seen a weird looking bee,crawling in the soil of one of the pots in my garden. It was the general shape of a honey bee,but had more of a brownish coloured body,and really thick,bright yellow legs,that didn't have any stripes.I 've tried searching online,but can't find it.Would anyone know what it might be? No pun intended !!

[Bellringer]

Probably one of the many solitary bees. The thick yellow legs; pollen sacs with which to carry pollen back to the nest for food. If you look for solitary bees I'm sure you'll find something.

[Cetti]

Could it be this Pine Sawfly, linda?

I can't find a photo, but this drawing should give you an idea. It is brown and has yellow legs, so might be a possible.

http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/hymen.htm #sawfly