Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee | Hainault Forest

Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee

Bombus sylvestris

This species does not build a nest but takes over those of other bumblebees instead. Females start looking for a host from April and are often found resting on flowers in the sunshine. The face is as wide as it is long and the wings are dark. Flowers are visited for nectar and pollen but this bee doesn't collect anything for its young.