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Tree Bumblebee

Bombus hypnorum

Ginger thorax, white tail.
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Queen

Ginger thorax
Black abdomen
White tail

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February

Worker

Ginger thorax
Black abdomen
White tail

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March

Male

Ginger thorax
Black abdomen
White tail

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May
  • Can look quite dark.
  • Has a black form but always has a white tail.
  • Likes to nest high up in trees, bird boxes and house eaves.
  • Groups of males fly around the entrance to the nest.
Bumblebee
White Tail
Common
Widespread
Not Applicable
Bumblebee
White Tail
Common
Widespread
Not Applicable

Tree Bumblebee

Bombus hypnorum

Likes brambles.
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Likes brambles and raspberries.

  • Brambles
  • Ceanothus
  • Comfrey
  • Cotoneaster
  • Open roses
  • Prunus
  • Pyracantha
  • Raspberries
  • Sallow
  • Teasel
  • Thistle
  • White dead-nettle
crocus Crocus
lavendar Lavendar
thistle Thistle

Nest

  • Above ground.
  • Under roofs, in bird boxes and trees.
  • Usually have 2 nest cycles per year.
  • Last 2-3 months.
  • Around 150 workers.

Distribution

  • Common.
  • Widespread.
  • Likes gardens, urban areas and woodlands.