Wildlife Spotting

thanks Laura for your lovely comment...

thanks Ashish for your ID. I looked at this one also, the only thing that threw me was the fact that Apis cerana makes it's hives in a hollow, and this one - presuming it comes from the hive that is just 3 meters away - makes a hive identical to the photo in Apis dorsica. Just that the size of the bee is smaller. There are very few bees in my area, so I imagine it belongs to the nest in my tree.

@Ashish, the 2nd link didn't lead anywhere...

thanks Ashish. Yes I looked at these. The nest looks the same, but much smaller, and there was a nest in this tree last year also, so they may be returning to the same place. The pattern on the bees is correct, only thing is they are smaller than stated here. Less than half an inch. Could it just be a smaller "cousin"?

Anyone from South India, know the name of these little wild bees?