PPC116 | Technical

The Bumblebee Conservation Trust was established in 2006 because of serious concerns about the ‘plight of the bumblebee’.

Founded by Professor Dave Goulson, it works across the UK to inspire the public to help our precious wild bumblebees survive and thrive.

They’ve put together a useful guide for identifying those fluffy-bottomed bees buzzing around yours or your customers’ gardens...

BUFF-TAILED BUMBLEBEE
Bombus terrestris

COMMON CARDER BEE
Bombus pascuorum

EARLY BUMBLEBEE
Bombus pratorum

RED-TAILED BUMBLEBEE
Bombus lapidarius

GARDEN BUMBLEBEE
Bombus hortorum

TREE BUMBLEBEE
Bombus hypnorum

WHITE-TAILED BUMBLEBEE
Bombus lucorum

All images courtesy of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust except tree bumblebee by Gerald Schultz, and white-tailed bumblebee by Pieter Haringsma.