Bumble Bee entering nest
Observed by gary.hilton
on 8th July 2009
on 8th July 2009(Added to iSpot on 9th July 2009)
This bees nest is under a Laylandii tree by a wood pile. The bees can be seen coming and going regularly throughout the day usually in twos and threes.
Location: Horncastle - Garden
Bombus lapidarius
Agreed - it's the right shape and tail colour. It can't be the red-tailed cuckoo bee, Bombus rupestris, as it is carrying pollen, and we should be able to rule out the other, rarer, red-tailed species, Bombus ruderarius, as you are too far north for that (further south you need to check the colour of the hairs along the edge of the hind tibia - red for ruderarius, black for lapidarius).
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Open University - Biodiversity Observatory