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Tree Bumblebee - Bombus hypnorum

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Tree Bumblebee Tree Bumblebee - Bombus hypnorum dylan Laundry Lane 26 Jun 2021, 8:41 p.m. 5 Jun 2021, 4:52 p.m.
Tree Bumblebee Tree Bumblebee - Bombus hypnorum dylan Laundry Lane 18 Oct 2020, 2:07 p.m. 6 May 2020, 1:19 p.m.
Tree Bumblebee Tree Bumblebee - Bombus hypnorum dylan Laundry Lane 18 Oct 2020, 2:07 p.m. 6 May 2020, 1:19 p.m.
Tree Bumblebee Tree Bumblebee - Bombus hypnorum dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 27 Mar 2021, 4:50 p.m. 24 Mar 2021, 4:20 p.m.
Tree Bumblebee Tree Bumblebee - Bombus hypnorum dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 27 Mar 2021, 4:50 p.m. 24 Mar 2021, 4:20 p.m.
Tree Bumblebee Tree Bumblebee - Bombus hypnorum dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 27 Mar 2021, 4:50 p.m. 24 Mar 2021, 4:21 p.m.

Species Description

Common and widespread throughout the UK. First recorded in the UK in 2001 it has expanded its range steadily, but is still most frequent in the south-east. Habitat includes: gardens, parks, woodland edge, hedgerows, road side verges, cemeteries, allotments, wasteland. Sometimes uses bird boxes as a nesting site. Flight period: April to July peaking from late May to June.