Unidentified Bumblebee

[beech]

Hello Everyone, saw this in a bush in the garden, could this be Bombus Hypnorum?


Thanks

[laetoli]

I think you're right, beech, look like B. hypnorum to me as well. Do you know that Stuart from BWARS is doing a survey of these?
Best wishes,
Paul

[beech]

Thanks laetoli, was not sure what this was, but that species seemed to fit the bill, as the colouration looked right and the behaviour of the Bee was different to any I had noticed before. I did not know there was a survey underway but looking in a book and seeing that they colonized the uk as recently as 2000 was suprised to see one here


Thanks again

[eucera]

Check out 2011 Bombus hypnorum monitoring for details on how to submit a record to the monitoring scheme!