Conservation Volunteers of St.Mellons & Trowbridge
Hendre Lake
Bees of the Area
photo Kayleigh Williams
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The area has a wide variety of bees including one of the UK’s rarest bumblebees, the Shrill carder bee. Its population has sharply declined over the last century and presently only found in seven areas in southern England and Wales.
Shrill carder bumblebee
The shrill carder bee, named after the loud, high-pitched buzz produced by its queens
Buff-tailed bumblebee
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Spot these giants of the bumblebee world during springtime. They can be seen buzzing from flower to flower getting their pollen fix.
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Garden bumblebee
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Unsurprisingly, the garden bumblebee can be found in the garden, buzzing around flowers . It is quite a large, scruffy-looking bee, with a white tail.
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Early bumblebee
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One of our prettiest and smallest bumble bees, the early bumblebee has a bright orange tail and lemon-yellow bands on its body. It is very common and can be found in all kinds of habitats in early spring.
247109306 © Henk Wallays
Tree bumblebee
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Ginger thorax, black abdomen and white tail, tree bumblebees are one of our most common species
Photo 264050689 © Henk Wallays
Photo 284554081 © Patrick Gosling
Red-tailed bumblebee
Female red-tailed bumblebees are jet black with a bright red or red-orange tail, while males have a yellow-haired head and collar, a weak yellow midriff-band, and a red tail
Photo 218630238 © Anthony Baggett
Common carder bumblebee
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Little bees with all-brown colouring (ginger/sandy brown) and no white tail.
Common carder bees are very common​
Honey bees
Honey bees are easily recognised by their slim, sandy thorax and black abdomen with golden-amber bands
Photo 145197747 © Alex Scott
Red mason bee
Boxy heads and powerful jaws. They have a black head, brown thorax and orange abdomen, and in females, a lot of fluff.
Patchwork leafcutter bee
Patchwork leafcutter bees are our most common leafcutter, and are easily recognised by the bright orange pollen brush which extends the whole length of the underside of their abdomen.
Photo 235313840 © Wirestock
Bee guide created with the help of the
UK Woodland Trust & Gwent Wildlife Trust
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