Male bumblebees with yellow/pale faces!
Male red tailed bumblebee, B. lapidarius
Male bumblebees have no sting, so gently handling them ONLY if you are 110% sure they are males allows for close up photographs!
Male B. lucorum with yellow face. Note lovely coloured bright yellow hairs…..
A bee in the hand….B. lucorum male
Sometimes I get sent photographs of bees for me to identify…… this on was so easy…..
Male Scott bumblebee with grandad Gareth!!
Lovely !!! made me smile. Still lots of bumbles in the garden enjoying this lovely summer. Where will they all go for winter??
Marian
Glad to bring a 🙂 to your face! Where do they go? They die Marian 🙁 only the new queens will hibernate. Many die during that time for numerous reasons and many die in spring for numerous other reasons 🙁