I spotted a bee this morning (10th January), it landed on our office window. Unfortunately I only saw it from underneath, It looked like a honey bee, but with...
Hi Lizzie It isn't that unusual to see Honey-bees out foraging in January, providing the weather is warm enough. I used to see lots visiting flowering Mahonia...
I saw three bumblebees today, ( Friday 14 Jan) simultaneously foraging on a Mahonia about 500 metres from my home in South London. Saw two yesterday, foraging...
Dear Mr Carlton, Thank you for your message and the information on winter bumblebee activity. Observations on winter flying and foraging activity of bumblebees...
I was in Malvern, Worcestershire on Sunday January 16. I saw three worker B/lucorum/terrestris collecting pollen and feeding from winter flowering jasmine. In...
I have caught 2 species of Colletes on the same ivy on sept 03: - one "large yellow" with galea smooth -other"smaller grey" with galea dull broader The first...
Dear Mr Dittlo, Thank you for your message. The bees on your ivy are probably Colletes hederae but might be another species. If you would like them to be...
The Google groups are probably now the best around in my opinion. They are simple and, rather usefully, will store full-sized attachments with messages (though...
If there are any BWARS members who would like a change of scenery for a week or two in the South of France, (Easyjet do cheap flights to the nearest airport:...
Dear George, Thank you for your letter of February I about Colletes hederae. Yesterday I have seen the first Bombus pratorum hurriing to feed on Lonicera sp. ...
I'm still seeing bumblebees almost every day in London. The other day during my lunch hour I saw what looked from a distance like a B. terrestris queen flying...
In the last two decades observations of active bumblebees during the winter has almost become commonplace, especially in southern England. The most northerly...
Here in Dublin I have seen Bombus terrestris and B lucorum queens apparently investigating nesting sites in February, and would not think it all that strange...
Hello, Shoreham, Sussex. The bumblebees around are Bombus terrestris, http://www.glaucus.org.uk/BBees.html 2 February 2005 Just after midday, the first burst...
Hello everyone, At our local arboretum on several occasions in January & February:- B.terrestris & B. lucorum have been seen with pollen loads, foraging on...
Hello, To have flowers in February I prune my Lonicera shrubs soon afterwards flowering. Yesterday in my garden I have seen,gathering nectar on Lonicera sp. a...
Francois saw his Bombus pratorum in France, but there are one or two winter records of this species in England (e.g. in west Cornwall). Just as I was beginning...
The Chinese certainly have that reputation. They've had enough problems feeding their vast population over the centuries that they learnt not to be as choosy...
Thanks to Matt Smith for identifying my bee and showing me where I went wrong. He even enclosed a print out of the page from the key where I made the error....
It seems that many members are seeing overwintering Bombus terrestris/lucorum this year. Some of you may already be aware that the UK Phenology Network has...
Incredibly, I saw a worker/small queen flying to Lungwort flowers at 8.15 AM in Shrewsbury this morning. It was about 2-3 degrees C at best! ... <tr> <td...
My dad saw B. lapidarius last week. I saw a large solitary bee about two weeks ago on a mild day (about 10C), couldn’t get close enough to see what it was...
Hi Large solitary bee this early in the year... hmmmmm could be Anthophora plumipes. Normally (though not this year) have them about in Salisbury before 20 ...
Stuart, Yes, i think it probably was. Im reasonably new to hymenoptera so couldn't be 100% but it does seem to be the most likely suspect. Cheers for the...
In my Reading garden, terrestris/lucorum workers started with Lungwort in late January. Now they prefer a Cherry/Plum tree but still occasionally visit the...
These bees are the ones responsible for me becoming interested in garden bees in the mid-90s. The "jizz" of the brown males is a pale face, fly v. fast and...
The following news story can be found at http://story.news.yahoo.com/news? tmpl=story&cid=1894&e=4&u=/ap/20050301/ap_on_sc/bee_pests Research May Help Fight...
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