Can Miner Bees Hover?

[TheDevil]

Just been viewing a bee hovering like a hover fly would. Looks like a miner bee

[queen 1954]

yes they do hover,my lawn was alive with them a few years ago.

[iluvmargie]

All bees can hover.

[Chipchopper]

I saw plenty, hovering over my lawn yesterday.

[waterboatman]

Aerodynamically, bees can't fly, but nobody has told them that, so they fly anyway.

[NickorWan]

I only learnt about the waggle dance a few years ago, but it has made honey bees more fascinating since. A bit ashamed really as I should know more about nature; I spend a lot of time hiking and could appreciate the countryside even more than I already do.

[Zacs-Master]

Loving WBM’s reply ;-)

[TheDevil]

https://ibb.co/gVJDzXn

The demon came back and I got a photo. What is it??

[TheDevil]

It looks like it’ll suck the juices out my ear

[ponkle]

Is it a bee fly.
Looks like a small hummingbird moth

[Atheist]

Could it have been a humming bird moth? I see lots in France, but this year I've seen one in London. They simply hang motionless to take nectar with a long thin tongue(or tube, I suppose) then magically dart to the next flower.

[THECORBYLOON]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.livescience.com/amp/528-scientists-finally-figure-bees-fly.html

[Atheist]

From the photo I'd say it's a humming bird moth.