I agree with Adrian, but am not in any way an expert. Saw a Bombus terrestris Queen fly briefly over a Mahonia at Hayle on 29 th. Dec 2008, don't think it...
And a happy New Year to you too [and all BWARS members] Adrian. Thanks to you and Bernard for your help. I do have that British Wildlife magazine and M....
Hello everyone, The information that Stuart is collecting from BWARS bumble watchers is very interesting, especially the up-dated distribution map and the ...
Hallo Maggie Yateley (NE Hants) 11 AM Monday 5 January. I have just seen a Queen B.terrestris foraging for nectar on a Mahonia in the front garden. We had a...
Thanks for both those replies, will do! ... Society. They have one or two active members who are interested in aculeates. The society run regular field...
Hi Maggie you ask how soon is the nectar replenished in a flower? A simple question, but the answer is not so simple. Lots of things affect nectar production....
Happy New Bee Year. I have at long last managed to upload some photos to my album. It has only taken me a year to get it to work - a router problem! Any...
Hi Everyone! I am hoping to update the information on winter-active bumbles this weekend and I would welcome any new data. It will be interesting to see what...
Hi Stuart We have only seen 2 bumbles this winter, lge queen size, most likely B.terrestris, but both were flying and not close enough to ID for certain. We...
Hi Les, I've already sent these records to Stuart, but this is just to let you know that I've seen Bombus terrestris workers foraging Mahonia "Charity" - just...
Hallo Maggie and Les Yes, I agree that anyone who has seen bumblebees recently and hasn't sent their records into Stuart yet should try and do so. There has...
Hi Stuart a little less windy and showers not as frequent, so managed to see a couple of B.terrestris Qs, one on a single pink camelia the other on heather as...
Hi, I have a small male Andrena specimen, which is completelystumping me. The most significant feature is that all its tarsi arepale yellowish. Photos and more...
The only species with yellow tarsi I've some experience with is Andrena chrysosceles, but this species has white markings on the clypeus. I also don't know if...
Hi Everyone I have prepared an update of the news on winter active bumbles for the website, and Nigel will upload these as soon as he can. Things have...
Hi everyone, By the end of summer 2007 in Box 1 of my bee 'hotel' I had 25 capped nest tubes, all of Osmia rufa. During summer 2008 more than half (16) of...
What about fulvago? I'm not good enough to get them by sight but that's what I got it to in the key, and it looks similar to the (tentative) picture at the...
... me. ... yellowish. ... Thank you Nigel. It is a little bit difficult to see some of the critical features. Does it have a dorsoventral tooth on the...
Yes, I must have the same key as you. It says all minutula group have black tarsi. So no joy there! I'll have a go at fulvago next. ... me. The ... which...
Nigel, can I suggest you mail, Mike Edwards, George Else or Stuart Roberts direct who I'm sure will be able to help you. Check out the contacts page for...
Here's a bit of wild speculation: It looks quite like A. chrysosceles to me. As someone said, this normally has a yellow clypeus, but if bees are attacked by...
This message surfaced on another of the lists I subscribe to. It's to do with American bees and be Genera, but the slide shows look excellent. Perhaps this...
dear sirs: I've been pointed out for your society by people in the NHM-London. I'm presently curating an exhibition on Darwin in the Gulbenkian Foundation in...
I have found many Naturalists apathetic to any cause. but BWARS I have found to be very friendly and very helpfull so I am sure you have come to the right...
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