Scientific Name: Bombus pratorum.
English Name: Early Nesting Bumblebee.
French Name: Bourdon des prés.
5 Key Characters:
Habitat: May nest in old bird nests, bird boxes or holes in trees well above ground, but also at the base of bushes. Often in gardens and visits a range of shrubs and perennials, especially Raspberries and Blackberries.
Flight Period: March-April-May-June-July-August-September-October.
Status: Common.
Photographed by Loire Valley Nature:
English Name: Early Nesting Bumblebee.
French Name: Bourdon des prés.
5 Key Characters:- Relatively small for a bumblebee.
- Yellow collar, yellow 2nd abdominal segment, orange-red tail.
- Rather shaggy.
- Appears early in the spring and disappears before summer is over.
- Often seen on soft fruit flowers in gardens.
Habitat: May nest in old bird nests, bird boxes or holes in trees well above ground, but also at the base of bushes. Often in gardens and visits a range of shrubs and perennials, especially Raspberries and Blackberries.
Flight Period: March-April-May-June-July-August-September-October.
Status: Common.
Photographed by Loire Valley Nature:
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