Tag: bumblebees
The hum of bumblebees and the chirping of birds at play
share-arrowShare unsaveSave chevron-left previous expand-left full screen chevron-rightnext There is an urgent need to protect grasslands and other important habitats, according to scientists. Archive image. 1 / 2Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT…
Luc’s garden safari: ‘spiders, snails, bumblebees and butterflies: there is more life on your roof terrace than you might think!’
Utrecht – In June, Luc’s garden safari moves to a roof terrace in the center of Utrecht. Perhaps not the most nature-friendly environment, you might think. Yet with many flowering…
Luc’s Garden Safari: ‘the bumblebees we see in the garden now are this year’s queens’
Woerden – There has been some criticism about the weather in recent weeks. Rain, more rain and occasionally a day with very high temperatures. Spring starts as turbulently as winter…
Bumblebees cuter than expected
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left fullscreen The bumblebee must get to the sugar water in the yellow circle by first pressing two different levers, one blue and one red. When the bumblebee…
The bumblebees are dying – but Sweden can be the rescue
There are a variety of hop species in Europe and each species has its specific requirements for the environment. The dark bumblebee, for example, can handle almost anything. For it,…
Warmer climates threaten hibernating bumblebees
Published: Less than 20 min ago fullscreen Some bumblebees wake up earlier and others have a harder time coping. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT A reduced buzz in the summer…
Hundreds of dead bumblebees outside the People’s Park – dying of starvation
The culprit must be precisely the adjacent windings. The bumblebees seek the sweet scent that the lindens spread, but the nectar from the tree contains too little nutrition. The bumblebees…