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Bumblebees - The Buff-tailed Bumblebee

First seen on Thursday 10th September 2020 at Cragside

Bee identification is far from easy. There are over 270 species of bee in the UK and the differences are often very subtle. The Buff-tailed Bumblebee sounds easy, but it sometimes has a white tail. This bumblebee has two yellow bands around its waist and shoulders which are deep orange/yellow rather than the bright lemon yellow of the White-tailed Bumblebee. if you look carefully, males have a very narrow band of orange hairs at the top of the white tail. Buff-tailed Bumblebees are found all over the UK, one of seven commonly found bumblebees.