It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

[4][5] The bearded miner bee is commonly around 11 mm in length, the males being smaller and slenderer than the females.

[8] The bearded miner bee has a Holarctic distribution, being found across North America in southern Canada and the northern United States.

In the burrow, the females dig out small cells within which they place a ball of pollen mixed with nectar.

The flight period of these bees is from March to July and they forage on a wide variety of flowers.