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Sadly, the Covid pandemic has delayed this group… Bumble bee activity declines through the autumn and queens hibernate through the winter months (except for a very few ‘winter active’ Buff-tailed (Bombus terrestris) nests — a climate-change-driven pattern that has developed over recent years*). I plan to re-energise the group in Spring 2022…
Web links…
Bumble Bee Conservation Trust
Steven Falk’s Bumble Bee Flickr albums
Books…
Bumblebees An Introduction — Nikki Gammans, Richard Comont et al. Published by BBCT. Small factual book with lots of pictures etc too help ID.
Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland — Steven Falk and Richard Lewington. Covers all the solitary and bumble bees — probably a bit OTT just for bumbles
A Sting in the Tale — Dave Goulson. A fantastic, easily-read, little paperbook, often available second-hand, crammed full of interesting info about bumbles by the man who founded the BBCT. Inspirational (but not ID-driven). This is the book that really got me hooked.
