Look out for winter active bumblebees in your garden and report your findings to BWARS
Ivy Bee
As autumn arrives the UK’s last emerging solitary bee appears in our gardens feeding on the common ivy that clothes our walls and houses
Male Bumblebees
Male bees are the lager louts of bee worldd, hanging around in nectar bars waiting for the girls
Shrill Carder Bee
There are a fair few rare bee species, with some literally on the brink of extinction, but few more so than the Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum).
Honeybee Swarms
In bee world, the honeybee is just one species of the 276 or so different bee species in the UK. […]
White-tailed Bumblebee
As spring starts in earnest you will start to see large, fluffy bees bombing around your gardens. You might hear them first as they resemble low flying helicopters as they navigate their way around foraging for food and surveying for a suitable nest site.
Bee Rescue
Have you found an exhausted, bedraggled bee that needs some help. You can try and save it, with this simple ‘Bee Rescue’ remedy
The Buff-Tailed Bumblebee
In early spring, when out and about in your garden, look out for these fluffy flying golf balls, whizzing around […]