Ecology and Conservation of Bumble Bees
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Ecology and Conservation of Bumble Bees
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We all deserve a rest. Bumblebee queens are no different 👑 💤 Once they emerge from their nest, new bumblebee queens spend a lot of time resting on the ground or other surfaces. They are conserving energy by not being too active. 🕒 After a few hours or days, these new queens will gradually disperse to feed and mate before either setting up their own nest or finding somewhere to hibernate over winter. 🌷 If you come across a resting bumblebee, leave it be. There's no need to do anything, unless
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We all deserve a rest. Bumblebee queens are no different 👑 💤 Once they emerge from their nest, new bumblebee queens spend a lot of time resting on the ground or other surfaces. They are conserving energy by not being too active. 🕒 After a few hours or days, these new queens will gradually disperse to feed and mate before either setting up their own nest or finding somewhere to hibernate over winter. 🌷 If you come across a resting bumblebee, leave it be. There's no need to do anything, unless
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Autumn and winter can be a challenging time for bumblebees … but we can all do something to help these hard-working pollinators survive and thrive. 🍁 In autumn, bumblebee colonies come to their natural end, and newly-mated queens search for places to hibernate. 🐝 However, for some bumblebees, like the Buff-tailed bumblebee, winter can be just as busy. ❄️ In warmer parts of the UK, active winter colonies of the Buff-tailed bumblebee are recorded frequently – even in near freezing temperatures.
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Autumn and winter can be a challenging time for bumblebees … but we can all do something to help these hard-working pollinators survive and thrive. 🍁 In autumn, bumblebee colonies come to their natural end, and newly-mated queens search for places to hibernate. 🐝 However, for some bumblebees, like the Buff-tailed bumblebee, winter can be just as busy. ❄️ In warmer parts of the UK, active winter colonies of the Buff-tailed bumblebee are recorded frequently – even in near freezing temperatures.
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Bumble Bee: Biology and Conservation; the Bumble Bee Atlas
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Bumble Bee: Biology and Conservation; the Bumble Bee Atlas
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Eek! 2025 is almost over, so what have bumblebees been up to this year? ❄️ Bumblebee queens spend the entire winter hibernating alone in the soil. 👑 They emerge from hibernation in spring, when rising temperatures and longer days wake them. 💤 When a queen emerges, she spends some time resting to wake up properly. 🌷 Once fully awake, she feeds on flowers to gain energy. 🏠 Then begins the search for a suitable nest site: holes in the ground, long grass, bird boxes and beneath garden sheds. 🌼
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Hang on! This Buff-tailed bumblebee queen is collecting pollen by brushing the fine grains out of her hair and into her pollen baskets – notice the bright yellow bulges on her hind legs 💛 ☀️ On a fine spring day like this, goat willow (also known as pussy willow) can be humming with bumblebees. Goat willow and other flowering trees can be popular dishes on the bumblebee menu early in the year. 🔊 Sound up and listen to the sweet, slowed-down song of a skylark 🎶 Have you spotted any bumblebees
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Rate this bumblebee's cuteness out of 10 🐝 Spring is here! What are you enjoying most about it? Have you seen many bumblebees recently? 🎥 Patrick Chadwick | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
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What should you do if you accidentally uncover a bumblebee nest? 🤔 This video, sent by Julz Sellars, is a fantastic example of how you can welcome bumblebees into your garden and protect them after accidentally disturbing their nest. This bumblebee nest was uncovered when a Wendy house was broken down. The entrance was then covered back up with a plant pot, leaving the bumblebees to happily zoom in and out of the holes 🐝💨 “On a personal note, the bumblebees have helped my thirteen-year-old da
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Different bumblebees like to nest in different places 🏡 🌾 Common carder bumblebees nest on the ground, often in thick, tangled grass 1️⃣ 🐦 Tree bumblebees prefer to nest high above the ground and will seek out nest boxes 2️⃣ 🐀 Buff-tailed bumblebees nest underground in abandoned rodent nests 3️⃣ ⛲ Some bumblebees can even nest in more creative places, like under the edge of a pond 4️⃣ Have you spotted a bumblebee nest yet this spring? What is the most interesting place you have found a bumbl
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Dr. Leif Richardson: California Bumble Bee Atlas: Community Science for Native Bee Conservation
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Brrr! It’s cold out there! Unlike humans, insects are cold-blooded animals and cannot control their body temperature – they rely on the sun to warm them up when it is cold ☀️ Bumblebees, however, act much more like warm-blooded animals and use various clever techniques to keep warm: ⬆️ They can dislocate their wings and shiver their flight muscles (shivering is how mammals keep warm). 🧥 Have furry bodies – the hair acts as onboard insulation. ⛽ Alter how they pump warm/cool body fluid around th
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It's turbo time for these little bumblebees ⏩🐝 🔊 What is this drill-like buzzing? This is the sound of a pollinator superpower that no other insect in the UK has: it is called buzz pollination. Bumblebees vibrate their flight muscles to release pollen that is difficult to reach – and can’t be reached by most insects. 🛡️ Why do some plants make their pollen difficult to reach? Plants produce pollen to fertilise flowers and create seeds to make new plants. This requires A LOT of energy. Some pl
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Look out for these Tree bumblebee behaviours this summer: 🐦 Tree bumblebees prefer to nest high above the ground – bird boxes containing old bird nests are a firm favourite. 🌡️ In hot weather, Tree bumblebees will work together to fan their nest to keep it cool. ❌ Bumblebees don’t gather in swarms (that’s honeybees). However … 🕺 Male Tree bumblebees perform a nest surveillance – they gather in a little dancing cloud outside a nest’s entrance. They are waiting for new queens to emerge. ⚔️ Mati
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November is the perfect time to plant fruit trees – they will provide spring flowers for bumblebees and tasty fruit for you later in the year 🍐🐝 There’s a fruit tree for everyone and their outdoor space with a range of: 🍒 Species (apple, cherry, plum, pear, apricot) 🍎 Fruit varieties (e.g. cooking vs eating apples) 🪴 Sizes (dwarf or standard) Have a big garden? Choose several! Have a small space? Go for something that will be happy growing in a large container. Before you buy, it's best to
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Yellow rattle is one of our top planting suggestions for September 🪇 This often overlooked plant is a key part of wildflower habitats. It is perfect for long-tongued bumblebees such as the Garden bumblebee, Common carder bumblebee and even the rare Shrill carder bumblebee (as seen here). It also helps other wildflowers grow for shorter-tongued bumblebees. ℹ️ It’s easy to grow. Scatter, tread—but don’t cover—the seed into bare soil. To prepare the area, just use a rake to scrape back the surface
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Introduction to Bumble Bee Species Identification in the Rocky Mountains
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Have you ever watched a bumblebee flying and thought, ‘how do these cute fluff balls do it?’ 🤔 Let’s shed some light on bumblebee flight: ⏱️ Bumblebees have four wings: two forewings and two hindwings. They can flap their wings up to 200 times per second – fast enough to fan flowerheads and sweep fallen petals across the ground. 🚁 Have you ever heard, “According to physics, bumblebees shouldn’t be able to fly”? This false statement assumes bumblebees fly without moving their wings, like a plan
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Bee the Change you want to see in 2026. Become a Benefactor or Family member and receive a FREE bumblebee soft toy worth £18 🐝✨ With your support, we can: 🌻 Create and restore wildflower habitats 🤝 Provide advice to landowners, farmers, and communities on how to make their land more bumblebee-friendly 📊 Research bumblebee decline and prevention through our bumblebee-monitoring scheme, BeeWalk 🪧 Influence decision makers to prioritise pollinators, not pesticides 🐝 Lead the fight to secure a
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Why do bumblebees pulse their abdomen? 🤔 This is essentially the bumblebee version of deep breathing. Bumblebees use a process called abdominal pumping to increase the flow of air through the trachea to move oxygen to their muscles 😮‍💨 It's not an automatic process, like breathing, but more deliberate, a bit like how a freediver performs deep breathing to fully oxygenate themselves before diving 🤿 Bumblebees mostly use abdominal pumping to better oxygenate their flight muscles and raise the
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Why is feeding honey to a bumblebee a bad idea? And other popular questions 🐝🍯 Following last week’s post on how kindness can kill a bumblebee, we take a closer look at the dos, don'ts and whys of bumblebee first aid in a quick Q and A: Q: Why should sugar-water only be given to a bumblebee as the last resort? 🥛 A: There are several reasons: 🍬 Sugar-water, in all forms, isn't a suitable replacement for nectar. 🌷 Nectar contains amino acids and other micronutrients, so it is much better for
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