Basic Information
Common name: Tree Bumblebee
Scientific name: Bombus hypnorum
Ginger thorax, white tail.
Likes brambles.
Classification
Bee TypeBumblebee
StatusCommon
Cuckoo StatusNon-cuckoo
DistributionWidespread
Tail ColourWhite Tail
Keynotes
• Can look quite dark.
• Has a black form but always has a white tail.
• Likes to nest high up in trees, bird boxes and house eaves.
• Groups of males fly around the entrance to the nest.
Nest Information
• Above ground.
• Under roofs, in bird boxes and trees.
• Usually have 2 nest cycles per year.
• Last 2-3 months.
• Around 150 workers.
Distribution
- Common.
- Widespread.
- Likes gardens, urban areas and woodlands.
Castes
QUEEN
February
No Photo
Ginger thorax
Black abdomen
White tail
Tail:White Tail
Thorax:All Ginger
Abdomen:Black / White Tail
Head:Black Head
WORKER
March
No Photo
Ginger thorax
Black abdomen
White tail
Tail:White Tail
Thorax:All Ginger
Abdomen:Black / White Tail
Head:Black Head
MALE
May
No Photo
Ginger thorax
Black abdomen
White tail
Tail:White Tail
Thorax:All Ginger
Abdomen:Black / White Tail
Head:Black Head
Flower Preferences
Likes brambles and raspberries.
- Brambles
- Ceanothus
- Comfrey
- Cotoneaster
- Open roses
- Prunus
- Pyracantha
- Raspberries
- Sallow
- Teasel
- Thistle
- White dead-nettle