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| Bombus pascuorum | Bombus pascuorum is a very common bumblebee. It is one of the colony building insects. The head, chest and back are brown in colour with the abdomen of some insects being bright or dark. The queens reach a body length of up to 22 mm, and the drones, up to 18 mm wh...
...uilding insects. The head, chest and back are brown in colour with the abdomen of some insects being bright or dark. The queens reach a body length of up to 22 mm, and the drones, up to 18 mm while the workers are considerably smaller. The Bombus pascuorum can be found in meadows and clover fields, but also in walls and buildings. It feeds on nectar and pollen, preferring the flowers of fruit trees, large-flowered hemp-nettle, motherwort, deadnettle and Centaurea. | | |
| | Bumblebees | | ... there are approximately 70 species, 36 of which can be found in Germany. Examples of European bumblebee species are: Bombus argillaceus, Bombus jonellus, Bombus subterranus, Bombus veteranus, Bombus alpinis, Early Bumblebee, Bombus pomorum, Bombus pascuorum and Bombus sicheli. 16 species of bumblebees are currently threatened with extinction. | | |
| | | Queens overwinter. They appear in March or April. Bombus pascuorum nest both above ground (old birds’ nests) and below ground (abandoned mice nests). The bees use moss, grass and animal hairs to construct a hollow sphere inside the nest. The interior of the hollow sphere is sealed with wax. The queen then forms a s... | | |
|  | | Bombus pascuorum on blossom - Front view | | >> Picture |
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