Red tailed Bombus lapidarius queen nest prospecting-movie
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Queen bumblebee searching around dead mouse for possible nest site-movie
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Bumblebee queens, wild bees and gardens – citizen science and a case for the right nest box in gardens?
Why we need more bumble bee nest boxes in gardens Increasing importance of parks and gardens for wildlife Parks and gardens can comprise of a large proportion of a town or city, particularly in the suburbs and as in the countryside, parks and garden form a fragmented...
Bumblebee queen in nest seeking mode, video!
Bumblebee queen searching for a nest site How can you tell when bumblebee queens are looking for a nest site and not just foraging? One of the main visible clues is her behaviour and the fact that she has no pollen inside her pollen baskets. If she does she has...
Bumblebee queen numbers declining due to pesticides
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Bumblebee queens feeding upon early flowers
Bumblebees feeding upon early spring flowers. There are numerous books and web sites with information about bumblebee ecology, such as what flowers queen bumblebees will use at this critical time of the year for them. Flowers literally can be the life blood for queens...
Bumblebee queens, where do they rest?
Bumblebee queens, where do they rest? After my article bumblebee queens, where do they nest? I thought I would write another aspect of bumblebee ecology... resting! When queen bumblebees awake from hibernation, the first thing on their mind is to feed up and replenish...
Bumblebee walk – enjoyable citizen science stroll!
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Bumblebee and solitary bee pollinators contribute more than honey bees
Wild pollinators contribute more than honeybees When I talk to school children about bees most of them mention honey bees making honey. None have mentioned bumblebees or solitary bees. This is a shame because researchers have shown that bumblebees and solitary bees,...
Hedgehogs and garden fences- a possible solution?
Hedgehogs and garden fences Our hedgehogs are in massive decline. That is why many people do not even see as many dead hedgehogs in roads anymore, quite simply there are less of them to kill. Hedgehogs not being seen in many gardens due to concrete fence panels was an...