After asking about that on Bee-L I received a private email informing me it was Linaria vulgarius.
It’s called by a common name ‘Butter and Eggs’ around here. In those years when queens are
painted yellow, foraging bees can make a real chore out of finding her.
Here’s a photo:
http://www.hlasek.com/foto/linaria_vulgaris_a140.jpg
(I know that’s not a honey bee.......)
Regards,
Dick Allen
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