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18-05-2009, 09:19 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Salisbury; Wilts
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| | | Bombus hypnorum
The Bombus hypnorum season is really cracking along now, and there are already plenty of sightings from new areas this year. Yorkshire seems to be doing extremely well, and we have also received the first ever record for Wales.
BWARS ( BWARS Home Page) are re-running their data gathering again this year so that a more complete picture can be built up of the invasion, establishment, consolidation and spread of the species in UK. The species has been in UK a mere 8 years and its spread appears to be very rapid. My contact details are available through the BWARS site.
The bumblebee is now well represented in the Gallery but a quick description of its unique colour pattern may help
Thorax: Ginger brown (can be from ginger, through rich foxy red to almost black) Abdomen: Black with a snow white tail
Good Hunting!
Stuart |
18-05-2009, 06:08 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hull
Posts: 783
| | | Re: Bombus hypnorum
Yep! doing very well in Hull. I saw my first of year on a lovely patch of Comfrey on the way to work 
A small worker (about 15 mm). It is a truly good-looking bumble. But a friend of mine has a nest in his garden (in a nest box) and is having a lot of fun bumblebee watching, so I am envious!
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20-05-2009, 08:41 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Salisbury; Wilts
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| | | Re: Bombus hypnorum
Just received records of B. hypnorum from Essex and Leeds this morning. Also notification of the first males of the season as well.
Good hunting!
Stuart |
29-05-2009, 04:04 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 1
| | | Re: Bombus hypnorum
They've moved into our birdhouse in the back garden. Rugby, Warwickshire.
I have a couple of photos but not sure how to post.
Dan |
29-05-2009, 04:37 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lincoln
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| | | Re: Bombus hypnorum
Welcome Dan! 
The 'site map' which can be found by going to the 'directory' tab at the top, there's a link at the bottom.
Scroll down to frequently asked questions, Site map | Wild About Britain
Janet |
29-05-2009, 05:21 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Still stuck in Reading!
Posts: 2,714
| | | Re: Bombus hypnorum
We've had several in our garden on the pyracanthas over the last few days. I had them id'd on another thread. They certainly are very attractive bees to look at but move far to fast for me to take a good photo. All the ones I've taken seem to hide the white tail  
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