Have you spotted your first bumblebee of 2026? 🐝👀 As spring approaches, some bumblebee queens start to emerge from hibernation, while others enjoy a longer lie in. Here is a quick Q and A about snoozing queens and what to do if you find one: Q: If a bumblebee queen is disturbed during hibernation, is she able to go back into hibernation? 👑💤 A: Yes! It’s a bit like going back to sleep. Q: If you disturb a hibernating bumblebee queen and move her to a different space, will she survive? ❤️‍🩹 A
0:30
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
Have you spotted your first bumblebee of 2026? 🐝👀 As spring approaches, some bumblebee queens start to emerge from hibernation, while others enjoy a longer lie in. Here is a quick
Bumblebee Conservation Trust. . Have you spotted your first bumblebee of 2026? 🐝👀 As spring approaches, some bumblebee queens start to emerge from hibernation, while others enjoy a longer lie in. Here is a quick Q and A about snoozing queens and what to do if you find one: Q: If a bumblebee queen is disturbed during hibernation, is she ...
204.3K views1 month ago
Related Products
Bumblebee Habitat
Conservation of Bumblebees Book
Bee Conservation Kit
#Bumblebee Conservation Trust Projects
Where do bumblebees go in winter? And how do they know when to return in time for spring? 🐝🔮 | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Where do bumblebees go in winter? And how do they know when to return in time for spring? 🐝🔮 | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Facebook2 months ago
Meet one of the UK’s rarest bumblebees 👋 The Shrill carder bumblebee is now only found in seven areas in southern England and Wales: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kent 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Essex 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Somerset 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wiltshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gwent 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Glamorgan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Pembrokeshire 📉 The principal causes of decline are the loss of flower-rich meadows and the intensification of farming and grazing practices 🔎 The Shrill carder bumblebee can be identified by its pale grey-yellow
Meet one of the UK’s rarest bumblebees 👋 The Shrill carder bumblebee is now only found in seven areas in southern England and Wales: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kent 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Essex 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Somerset 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wiltshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gwent 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Glamorgan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Pembrokeshire 📉 The principal causes of decline are the loss of flower-rich meadows and the intensification of farming and grazing practices 🔎 The Shrill carder bumblebee can be identified by its pale grey-yellow
FacebookJul 21, 2023
Top videos
Bee the change - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Bee the change - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
bumblebeeconservation.org
5 months ago
Winter active bumblebees - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Winter active bumblebees - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
bumblebeeconservation.org
Apr 16, 2024
Bumblebee nests - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Bumblebee nests - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
bumblebeeconservation.org
10 months ago
Bumblebee Conservation Trust Bumblebee Identification
A Bilberry bumblebee feeding on – you guessed it! – bilberry. Watch that fuzzy buzzy red bum go 🐝💨 A less common species, the Bilberry bumblebee is mainly found in the north and west of the country, across much of upland Wales, the north and west of England, and Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 How to identify a Bilberry bumblebee 🔎 🔴 Look for the large red tail extending over half the abdomen 🟡🟡 Two yellow bands at the front and back of the thorax. The second band is th
0:12
A Bilberry bumblebee feeding on – you guessed it! – bilberry. Watch that fuzzy buzzy red bum go 🐝💨 A less common species, the Bilberry bumblebee is mainly found in the north and west of the country, across much of upland Wales, the north and west of England, and Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 How to identify a Bilberry bumblebee 🔎 🔴 Look for the large red tail extending over half the abdomen 🟡🟡 Two yellow bands at the front and back of the thorax. The second band is th
FacebookBumblebee Conservation
2.4K viewsJul 20, 2023
👑 Make your garden fit for a queen bee and build a bumblebee nest! Click here to download our FREE 'Make space for bumblebee nests' resource for step-by-step instructions! 🐝 http://ow.ly/reSI50HwJuj 🌧 Remember to put a few holes along the pipe’s underside – so any water getting in can leak away! | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
0:19
👑 Make your garden fit for a queen bee and build a bumblebee nest! Click here to download our FREE 'Make space for bumblebee nests' resource for step-by-step instructions! 🐝 http://ow.ly/reSI50HwJuj 🌧 Remember to put a few holes along the pipe’s underside – so any water getting in can leak away! | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
FacebookBumblebee Conservation
5.5K viewsMar 5, 2022
Homeless bumblebee queens are on a mission to find somewhere to nest - and they urgently need your help 🐝 | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
1:47
Homeless bumblebee queens are on a mission to find somewhere to nest - and they urgently need your help 🐝 | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
FacebookBumblebee Conservation
49.6K viewsApr 27, 2023
Bee the change - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Bee the change - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
5 months ago
bumblebeeconservation.org
Winter active bumblebees - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Winter active bumblebees - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Apr 16, 2024
bumblebeeconservation.org
Bumblebee nests - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Bumblebee nests - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
10 months ago
bumblebeeconservation.org
Curriculum resources for schools - Bumblebee Conservation Trust Curriculum-linked education resources
Curriculum resources for schools - Bumblebee Conservation Trust Curriculum-linked education resources
Jul 4, 2024
bumblebeeconservation.org
Bumblebee Conservation Trust on Reels
0:39
Bumblebee Conservation Trust on Reels
160.5K viewsJun 29, 2023
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
Turn your sound up for buzz pollination, the bumblebee superpower no other insect in the UK has 🔊🐝 This unique ability allows bumblebees to release pollen for over 20,000 species of plant around the world, including garden displays, wildflowers, crops, and allotment favourites. But our bumblebees are struggling due to the loss of wildflowers and good nesting spots. Without bumblebees, the shelves at our local supermarkets would seem much emptier, the plots at our allotments would literally be
0:43
Turn your sound up for buzz pollination, the bumblebee superpower no other insect in the UK has 🔊🐝 This unique ability allows bumblebees to release pollen for over 20,000 species of plant around the world, including garden displays, wildflowers, crops, and allotment favourites. But our bumblebees are struggling due to the loss of wildflowers and good nesting spots. Without bumblebees, the shelves at our local supermarkets would seem much emptier, the plots at our allotments would literally be
217.3K viewsAug 10, 2023
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
Homeless bumblebee queens are on a mission to find somewhere to nest - and they urgently need your help 🐝 | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
1:47
Homeless bumblebee queens are on a mission to find somewhere to nest - and they urgently need your help 🐝 | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
49.6K viewsJun 14, 2023
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:29
Your kindness can kill a bumblebee 💔 📢 Please share! Bumblebee queens are starting to emerge from hibernation. British weather isn’t always ideal and people with the best intentions can cause more harm good. Let’s change that. 🚫 Never take a bumblebee indoors. 💀 Indoor heat can disrupt natural bumblebee body rhythms. 🥵 A warm bumblebee burns more energy. ⚰️ Don’t keep bumblebees in boxes. 🧥 Bumblebees have thick hair to protect them against the cold. 🕷️ Visible mites are usually harmless
140.1K viewsMar 26, 2024
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:11
Alison Menzies sent us this bee-rilliant video of a Tree #bumblebee nest in a #hedgehog house in her #garden. She was fascinated to watch the nest develop over time and was very lucky to see the structure of the nest so close up! #conservation #wildlife | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
6K viewsJun 13, 2019
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:18
The Garden bumblebee has the longest tongue of any bumblebee in the world – can you guess how long it is? 🌍🥇 Leave your answer below 📏 All of the UK’s 24 bumblebee species have different tongue lengths. This allows bumblebees to feed on a wide variety of flowers, whether they are flat and open, like a daisy, or long and bell-shaped, like a foxglove 🌷 🎥 Emily Sabin | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
41K viewsMay 7, 2024
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:23
Today’s energy levels bee like … A Common carder bumblebee grooming in the sun 🐝 🎥 Sarah Rees | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
71.4K viewsJan 2, 2024
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:16
Have you ever heard the slow-motion buzz of a bumblebee? Sound up 🔊☝ Bumblebee wings rotate in a figure-of-eight as they are flapped up to 200 times per second ⏱️ 🎥 Tom Luck | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
30.5K viewsJun 23, 2024
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:07
Choose your Christmas spirit bumblebee 🐝🎄 1. Slowly getting into the festive spirit 🎵 2. Attending work Christmas parties 🎉 3. Rushing to buy presents 🎁 4. Trying to hit your deadlines before taking time off ⌛ 5. Watching Christmas films all day 📺 6. Staying indoors to keep warm 🔥 🎥 Helen King, Chloe Headdon, Julz Sellars, Tom Luck, Steve Darling | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
15.3K views4 months ago
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
1:14
There’s still time to become a Bumblebee-friendly School before the summer holidays. Follow this easy schedule to Buzz towards Bronze in just one school day! 🐝 📲 Get started today by registering your details: https://ow.ly/LbpR50WjAsO | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
4.3K views9 months ago
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:14
Just a cute bumblebee reminder that the clocks go back an hour tonight 🐝🔙 🎥 Julz Sellars, @matt.0rme, Jade Oliver | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
52.5K views5 months ago
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:19
Psst! Come and see what this bumblebee is doing 🤫 This Buff-tailed bumblebee queen is searching for a nest. Despite her obvious efforts, this spot isn’t quite suitable. Buff-tailed bumblebees tend to nest underground, rather than on the surface 🏡 If this is a new queen, she may well be looking for a hibernation spot 💤 Have you spotted many bumblebees recently? 🎥 Laura Spiteri | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
75.9K views8 months ago
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:37
Bumblebee Conservation Trust on Reels
2K viewsAug 3, 2023
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:25
Look out for these Tree bumblebee behaviours this summer: 🐦 Tree bumblebees prefer to nest high above the ground – bird boxes containing old bird nests are a firm favourite. 🌡️ In hot weather, Tree bumblebees will work together to fan their nest to keep it cool. ❌ Bumblebees don’t gather in swarms (that’s honeybees). However … 🕺 Male Tree bumblebees perform a nest surveillance – they gather in a little dancing cloud outside a nest’s entrance. They are waiting for new queens to emerge. ⚔️ Mati
11.4K views9 months ago
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:13
Why do bumblebees shake their bottoms? 🐝 😮‍💨 This is the bumblebee version of deep breathing. Bumblebees use abdominal pumping to increase the flow of air through the trachea to move oxygen to their muscles. 🤿 It's not an automatic process, like breathing. It's more deliberate, like how a freediver performs deep breathing to fully oxygenate themselves before diving. 🛫 Bumblebees mostly use abdominal pumping to better oxygenate their flight muscles and raise the wing temperature to reach the
30.8K viewsApr 8, 2025
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
1:51
Can you tell the difference between a bumblebee and a honeybee? They might look alike, but there are 5 BIG differences 🐝🍯 Which of these differences blew your mind? | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
8.5K views7 months ago
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:38
This bumblebee needed rescuing – all it took was a helping hand 🖐 Bumblebees are generally very calm creatures that quietly go about their business visiting flowers. If you find a bumblebee in need of rescue, the best way to help them is to pop them onto a nearby flower 🌼 #FlowerFirst 🎥 Helen King | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
929.9K viewsNov 26, 2023
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:17
Different bumblebee species like to nest in different places, including long, tangled grass, bird boxes, and underground in abandoned rodent holes 🏡 They can even nest in more creative places, like under the edge of a pond, as shown here. What is the most interesting place you have found a bumblebee nest? 🔊 Sound up for that happy bumblebee hum! 🎥 Jade Oliver | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
45K viewsSep 15, 2024
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:46
Our bee-st bumblebee moments of 2025 🐝 A lot of bee-utiful moments were captured this year. Here are some of our favourite clips. What was your bee-st bumblebee moment of 2025? Did you get it on camera? Tell us below! Share your 📸 and 🎥 if you have them, we'd love to see them 💛 🎥 Helen King, Bex Cartwright, Karen Bowers, Kirsty Marshall, John Soonaye, Emily Luck | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
6.4K views3 months ago
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:20
Shhh! This Buff-tailed bumblebee queen may have recently emerged from hibernation – so what is she doing here? 👑🎶 🔊 If you listen closely, you can hear the sound of the queen's wings vibrating together. She appears to be basking on the mossy bank as she is too cold to fly. 🌡️ On a cool, sunny day like this, a bumblebee can raise their body temperature by dislocating their wings and shivering their flight muscles to reach the snug 30°C they need to fly. This is the buzzing you can hear. 👋 Th
124.7K viewsFeb 16, 2025
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:08
Q: What happens to a bumblebee queen when she’s hibernating? 👑💤 A: A bumblebee’s metabolism – the internal reactions that break food down into energy – slows down so much that she doesn’t need to feed. Her body, which stays very still, survives by using its fat stores. She should have enough energy leftover in spring to fly and find new food. 🔎🐝 Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) 🎥 Teresa Lovell | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
15.6K views3 months ago
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:12
Shhh! This bumblebee queen is settling down to sleep – be careful not to disturb her! 👑💤 This Buff-tailed bumblebee queen is digging through the leaf litter to find a cosy spot for a winter snooze. Once their favourite flowers have gone to seed and died off, bumblebee queens emerge from their nests and look for somewhere safe to hibernate. Queen bumblebees will hibernate in a variety of places, including leaf litter, well-drained soil, hollow trees and inside tree bark 🍂 | Bumblebee Conservat
243.9K views4 months ago
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:32
What is your favourite bumblebee? You can only pick ONE 🐝 Does your favourite bumblebee not appear in this video? Perhaps it's a bumblebee you saw earlier this year. Let us know! #Bumblebees #Bees #Pollinators #Wildlife #NatureLovers #Nature #Fact | Bumblebee Conservation Trust
32.9K views5 months ago
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:23
Have you ever watched a bumblebee flying and thought, ‘how do these cute fluff balls do it?’ 🤔 Let’s shed some light on bumblebee flight: ⏱️ Bumblebees have four wings: two forewings and two hindwings. They can flap their wings up to 200 times per second – fast enough to fan flowerheads and sweep fallen petals across the ground. 🚁 Have you ever heard, “According to physics, bumblebees shouldn’t be able to fly”? This false statement assumes bumblebees fly without moving their wings, like a plan
34.3K views5 months ago
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
0:30
Why is feeding honey to a bumblebee a bad idea? And other popular questions 🐝🍯 Following last week’s post on how kindness can kill a bumblebee, we take a closer look at the dos, don'ts and whys of bumblebee first aid in a quick Q and A: Q: Why should sugar-water only be given to a bumblebee as the last resort? 🥛 A: There are several reasons: 🍬 Sugar-water, in all forms, isn't a suitable replacement for nectar. 🌷 Nectar contains amino acids and other micronutrients, so it is much better for
3.8K viewsApr 7, 2024
FacebookBumblebee Conservation Trust
See more