What kind of bees are these?

[bugleboy]

I have a large colony of bees that are nesting in the ground on my place. Anyone know what type they are? The one shown is covered in what I believe is sunflower pollen. There’s a large field of sunflowers nearby, and most all the bees are covered in yellow pollen.

[happy bowhunter]

Sunflower bee i think

[TKRanch]

Not sure what type of bee but boy is he loaded!!!

[Stuck]

I just opened it hoping they were boo bees

[Shane]

My guess would be miner bees.

[Killer]

Stay away bees

[bugleboy]

Thanks Shane, you may be exactly right. I also looked up digger bees, but the burrow seems to be more like the miner bee you mentioned. All I know is there’s a BUNCH of them in about a 40 yard length area. Just never saw this before.