2026-10-04 13:42 UTC
…a potential colony that gets to exist.
So back in early spring queen #bumblebees emerged from hibernation and you would have noticed these big girls flying around looking for food and a suitable nest site. These large bumblebees were followed a few weeks later by smaller…
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@thebeeguy@mastodon.ie 2026-10-04 13:43
….female workers out foraging with packed pollen baskets and each subsequent brood likely getting bigger in size. Then the males appeared - the flower sleepers - often with slightly different colouration and yellow hairs on their faces. Now in late summer/autumn we have a… 4/15 #bees