Jun 12, 2013
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...
Jun 9, 2013
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...
May 29, 2013
Bombus pascuorum becomes a movie queen and gives my nest the thumbs up! To attract bumblebee queens to voluntarily nest in nest boxes, you have to use little tricks. There is a lot more to it than putting a nest box in your garden! To film wildlife you have to use...
May 16, 2013
I just signed up to plant some free bee friendly seeds in my garden https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/bee-seeds Thanks to strong campaigning across Europe the pesticides which are blamed for killing them have been banned for two years, although there are others...
May 5, 2013
Mites on bee cocoons There were huge differences in the mite numbers on my red mason bee cocoons and Osmia leaiana bee cocoons, all taken from my new solitary bee nest box. There were 1000’s on the red mason bee cocoons, with their pinkish plates and colourings...
Apr 30, 2013
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