Hainault Forest
HYMENOPTERA
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
TQ4793 18/03/2026 ©Raymond Small

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris


Buff-tailed Bumblebees are large bees that emerge from hibernation in early spring. They are named after the buff-coloured tail of the queen. They typically nest underground in sizable groups of over 500 bees often utilising abandoned mammal nests.

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