bumblebees

Aug 21 2023

Shetland Bumblebee

andrew

The Shetland bumblebee is one of my favourite invertebrate species I have encountered in Shetland and I have written about them previously.The Shetland bumblebee (Bombus muscorum agricolae) is a subspecies of the Moss Carder Bumblebee. They are very distinctive with an orange thorax and yellow...

ecology shetland invertebrates bumblebees

Aug 27 2022

Shetland Bumblebee

andrew

The ‘Shetland’ bumblebee (Bombus muscorum) are found between May and October in a variety of habitats but most commonly around roadside verges and in meadows. A very distinctive species, with its orange thorax and contrasting yellow abdomen. The orange can usually be seen when they are in flight...

ecology shetland invertebrates bumblebees