Searching for a nest #bees

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 1, 2022 in 2022, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Fauna, Insects, March, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

Brimstone butterflies were on the wing and bumblebees hunting for nests.

Possibly a Buff-tailed bumblebee, Bombus terrestris.

Picture taken March 22.

#bees #bumblebees #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography #bee

Hunting a nest site #bumblebees

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 23, 2018 in 2018, April, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Insects, Spring | 0 comments

Buff-tailed bumblebee, Bombus terrestris. (more…)

Buff-tail #bumblebees

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 26, 2016 in 2016, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Insects, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

Bombus terrestris, provisional identification. (more…)

Nest hunting #bumblebee

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 28, 2016 in 2016, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Insects, March, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

A Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, usually the first Bumblebee to emerge in the spring, diligently searching. (more…)

‘You better not fool with a Bumblebee!’ #bees

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 30, 2015 in 2015, Bee, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Insects, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

A line from The Bumblebee by James Whitcomb Riley. (more…)

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 14, 2015 in 2015, April, Bee, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Spring | 0 comments

The sun was shining and the bees were much in evidence. (more…)