Excavator: Ground.Generally nests in small aggregations, the burrow entrances usually being scattered, rather than in clusters (R.C.L. Perkins, 1943; Chambers, 1949; personal observations). R.C.L. Perkins (1919g), however, reports that it may nest in large, compact assemblages. On continental Europe, Dylewska (1987) describes the species as nesting solitarily at wood edges
Andrena apicata prefers
. This spring species flies from March to May on