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A male Red Mason Bee at Freshwater Bay.

Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Common Carder

The Common Carder Bumblebee Bombus pascuorum is another of our common bumblebees.The queen emerges from hibernation in the spring with workers showing in April.Males and new females are on the wing from July.
Nests are normally built overground under hedges and in leaf litter and sometimes in bird nestboxes or holes in trees.






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