Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee
Bombus hypnorum, Tree Bumblebee, has spread northwards from Europe and was first recorded in England in 2001. It is now well established in the Redmire area. Seen in gardens and will nest in bird boxes.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Bombus hypnorum, Tree Bumblebee, foraging on Lesser Burdock, Arctium minus. West Wood, Redmire. July.
Slide 2: Bombus hypnorum, Tree Bumblebee, alighting from Lesser Burdock, Arctium minus. West Wood, Redmire. July.
Slide 3: Bombus hypnorum, Tree Bumblebee, foraging on Lesser Burdock, Arctium minus. West Wood, Redmire. July.
Slide 4: Bombus hypnorum, Tree Bumblebee, with the solitary bee, Andrena scotica on a cultivated Astrantia. Garden in Redmire. June.