Mission Impossible.

Perhaps this Common Carder Bee is being somewhat optimistic is its attempt to get to the nectar on this tulip in my garden.

Bombus Pascuorom

The Common Carder Bee is one of our most common bees and can be seen from spring until November in all types of habitat.

The French Lavender flowers in my garden are proving very popular for this species at the moment.

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.