Welcome to my Bumblebee Blog!

Welcome to my blog. This is a record of my Bumblebee sightings in the UK, I hope you enjoy the images. If you have sightings and images of any scarcer species that you would like to share, please let me know.















Tuesday 24 August 2010

Bombus vestalis

Cuckoo bumblebee species, hosting on bombus terrestris. This one was photographed at Pensthorpe Reserve, Norfolk in August 2010.
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Tuesday 3 August 2010

Bombus hortorum

Photographed near Snowden Park, Chard - seem to be feeding almost exclusively on thistles at the moment.
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Bombus lapidarius

These beautiful bumble bees are a real jewel as they buzz around the late summer flowers. Nikon D90 with Sigma 105 Macro, ISO 1600, F11
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Bombus lapidarius

Very common at the moment, males frequently visiting spear thistles and bramble by Snowden Park.
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