I don’t really want to sting you…..read the signs! Bumblebees are really docile creatures which display ‘back off’ warning signs if they feel threatened. Learning these could be useful, especially if you want to photograph or film them. It is...
I wrote this article below in June 2013……Update.. June 2014 See this video here with Prof. Dave Goulson and other scientists who are studying neonicotinoids affects as part of the Task Force on Systemic Pesticides. They do not make their living as...
Mating tree bumblebees (B. hypnorums) Just a tiny part of the curious life cycle of this relatively new species to the UK. After their ‘drone dance’ outside the nests, comes the mating! “All my articles and videos, available free, are funded by my...
A mating ritual by B. hypnorum males I have had several bumblebee nests in my garden and found many as well over the years in the wild. I have not had any experience of the new UK arrival Bombus hypnorum, other than as garden visitors and sitings outside, nor any...
Bombus hypnorum queen, cavities, nest material and conflict with birds In temperate forests, birds and bees nest in natural tree cavities. Bumblebees are small insects that, unlike birds or mammals, are not physically strong enough or have the physical capabilities to...
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