Thursday 17 June 2010: Tree Bees & Blackberries

Blackberries are in full flower at the moment, their delicate white petals, swaying in the summer breeze, and today, I finally managed to capture a reasonable shot of the delightful Tree Bumblebee; Bombus hypnorum .

Her snowy white tipped bum, lustrious black hairy body and her gingery/brown haircut, stood out strikingly against the Blackberries white flower petals. Her pollen sacks laden with her dutiful work.

Find out more about the huge variety of pollen colours using the IBRA (International Bee Research Association's) Pollen Identification Chart, which lists which plants are flowering in which seasons and what colour the pollen will look like.

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Bumblebees Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnroum Blackberries

Comments

1. I love Blip....
   
   Every day I find out something new and wonderful.
   
   Thanks

   ~ CanCarrier

2. I've seen one or two of these in my garden and not known which 'variety' they were, now I can put a name to them. Whether I can capture one on camera is another matter!

   ~ Cardarama

3. Glad to be able to help. Twitter & Blip are amazing ways of discovering and sharing new information. Only glad I too can help.

   ~ helpsavebees

4. An absolutely beautiful photograph. Wow.

   ~ Amalari

5. A beautiful shot, and thank you for my continuing bee education.

   ~ megatonlove

6. A triumph of bee photography Mr. G. I shall save the referenced chart at a bookmark.

   ~ LincolnGreen

7. Sublime.

   ~ LouiseZaaijman

8. Still seeing lots of bumblebees in our garden, but still learning how to identify them :-o
   A wonderful photograph.

   ~ GreenEyedCat

9. This is a really lovely photograph.

   ~ FannySutton

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