Why should we care about disappearing insects? By Professor Dave Goulson
Why should we care about insects? An excerpt from: Insect Declines and Why they Matter by Professor Dave Goulson, FRES.
Why should we care about insects? An excerpt from: Insect Declines and Why they Matter by Professor Dave Goulson, FRES.
The best plants for bumblebees! Bees are important pollinating insects, but they are under threat. You can help them by planting bumblebee-friendly flowers.
One of our prettiest and smallest bumble bees, the early bumblebee has a bright orange tail and lemon-yellow bands on its body. It is very common and can be found in all kinds of habitats in early…
The Buff-tailed bumblebee can be found in gardens and parks, buzzing around daisy-like flowers. It is our largest bumble bee and emerges in early spring. It nests in large, underground colonies.…
Living up to its name, the red-tailed bumblebee is black with a big, red 'tail'.
The Heath bumblebee is not only found on heathland, but also in gardens and parks. It nests in small colonies of less than 100 workers in all kinds of spots, such as old birds' nests, mossy…
This beautiful bumblebee favours upland areas, but has declined in recent decades and is now nationally scarce.