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Wottaspot !!! There's a First.

science.sciencemag.org/content/367/6478/685
This article about bumblebees' decline makes interesting reading. Elsewhere, articles expand on the theme but any way it's pitched it's bad news for bumbles .

Sorry, can't seem to make the link work .

Read a piece this morning on it Placi. Not looking good, but seemed to be focused on North America.

Still can't make the link work, but if you google "science mag: bumblebees" it goes straight to it.
It's the heat that's doing it but it's jolly cold today !!

^Found this beauty in my garden earlier . It looked a bit drowsy though, so I moved it and put it on a heather bush where I've seen other bumble bees feeding. Went to check on it a bit later but it was gone, so I assume its all good

Edit: I don't know why that image is not showing
Edit 2: got it working

It certainly appears to be drowsy. It's not exactly Bumblebee weather just yet. I have yet to see one this year.

I've been seeing them for few days now Jack, might be that this warmer than usual weather is affecting them

Just seen one of those huge bumble bees in my garden. Never stayed long though.

Willpar wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 23, 2020 10:55 am

Just seen one of those huge bumble bees in my garden. Never stayed long though.

A queen house hunting probably

Seen in my garden today, a bee I never recognized. Was black with two grey stripes up near its head. Looked it up and it was a Andrena cineraria - ashy mining-bee. I reckon it is the first time I have ever seen one.