Basic Information
Common name: Common carder bumblebee
Scientific name: Bombus pascuorum
Fluffy, ginger bee.
Can be seen flying around later in the year.
Classification
Bee TypeBumblebee
StatusCommon
Cuckoo StatusNon-cuckoo
DistributionWidespread
Tail ColourGinger Tail
Keynotes
• Fluffy and ginger - patterns vary.
• Can be quite dark.
• Found in wide range of habitats including gardens, parks, meadows.
Nest Information
• On the ground.
• In tall grass, under hedges, along woodland edges.
• Make nest from moss and grass.
• Lasts up to 6 months.
• Around 100 - 150 workers.
Distribution
- Common
- Widespread
Castes
QUEEN
March
No Photo
All ginger
Variable amounts of black abdominal hair
Tail:Ginger/Yellow tail
Thorax:All Ginger
Abdomen:All Yellow/Ginger
Head:Ginger Head
WORKER
April
No Photo
All ginger
Variable amounts of black abdominal hair
Tail:Ginger/Yellow tail
Thorax:All Ginger
Abdomen:All Yellow/Ginger
Head:Ginger Head
MALE
June
No Photo
All ginger
Variable amounts of black abdominal hair
Tail:Ginger/Yellow tail
Thorax:All Ginger
Abdomen:All Yellow/Ginger
Head:Ginger Head
Flower Preferences
Likes trumpet-shaped flowers.
- Clover
- Figworts
- Foxgloves
- Thistles
- Vetches
- Viper's bugloss