bee or fly?

[clauds7397]

can anyone tell me if this is a bee or a fly?

I'd say bee. Doesn't look like a fly

It’s a bee fly I think

Funny I've had two of those in my house this afternoon. I wasn't sure either.

I decided bee and caught them in a glass and chucked them outside. If they aren't bees then they are probably hoverflies which are beneficial in the garden, so I still wouldn't want to squash them.

That would probably explain the confusion barbara

My first thought was fly from the buzzing, I thought it didn't sound like a bee but then it looked like one.

I don't think it looks like a bee fly. Is it not a honey bee?

It's a honey bee.

I think this is a type of bumblebee: tree bumblebees can look almost all black/dark brown.

It's a bee 🐝

ha ha thanks barbaraocumbungles! just i know some bees look like flies and this one flies like a fly, if that makes sense!

It’s one of the droneflies, Eristalis sp.

Ooh luxury you sound like you know your stuff, are you an entomologist?