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UK Bumblebees - Veggie - 23-05-2021
Some years ago I joined the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and they sent me a wallchart of Bumblebees something like this one https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/bumblebee-species-guide/
There are 24 species of UK bumblebee - comprising 11 bumble bees, 5 carder bees and 6 cuckoo bees.
7 bumblebees and 1 Carder bee are likely to be seen in gardens - as are the 6 Cuckoo bees.
Cuckoo bees aren't very nice as they attack bumblebees - they don't have pollen baskets on their hind legs and have darker wings.
I'm on a mission to learn to identify and spot these Bumblebees - - the common ones
It may take a while as I only know them as white tailed, red tailed and ginger tails - and big ones and little ones.
Didn't even know there was such a thing as a Cuckoo bee until tonight.
Any bumblebee experts here?
RE: UK Bumblebees - Small chilli - 23-05-2021
Not an expert in any way. So I’ll learn with you
. That’s a great chart.
RE: UK Bumblebees - Veggie - 23-05-2021
Two of the bees - Moss Carder Bee and the Great yellow Bumblebee are rare Scottish species so you may spot one of those?
RE: UK Bumblebees - Small chilli - 23-05-2021
Bob was telling me about the yellow bumblebee being localised in places around here, just last week.
RE: UK Bumblebees - Veggie - 23-05-2021
My chart says its a "Very rare Scottish species". Lucky you.
RE: UK Bumblebees - Veggie - 23-05-2021
https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/ginger-yellow-bumblebees/great-yellow-bumblebee/
RE: UK Bumblebees - Small chilli - 24-05-2021
Ok so it looks like we’ll only see one if we go over to the isle of coll or Tiree. So there’s still a chance of seeing one but it’s not high.
RE: UK Bumblebees - Veggie - 24-05-2021
Maybe you've found an unrecorded area where they live?
RE: UK Bumblebees - JJB - 24-05-2021
Fascinating, I'm definitely going to pay more attention to bumbles. We get some as big as dogs around here...OK a slight exaggeration. How do you get them to stand still while you get your chart out to check what sort they are?
RE: UK Bumblebees - Veggie - 24-05-2021
You have to fly alongside them, JJB. .............just flap your arms and go Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz