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Early Bumblebee on Viper's Bugloss, Fernbrae Meadows
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Glasgow - South
Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) on Viper's Bugloss, Fernbrae Meadows
02 June 2024
Early Bumblebee on Viper's Bugloss, Fernbrae Meadows
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Glasgow - South
Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) on Viper's Bugloss, Fernbrae Meadows
02 June 2024
Early Bumblebee on Red Clover at Malls Mire Community Woodland, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Malls Mire and Richmond Park
Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) at Malls Mire Community Woodland, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar
05 June 2022
Early bumblebee, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum); Bumblebee on Golden Ball Buddleia (Buddleia globosa), Broomhill allotments, Glasgow
06 June 2020
Early Bumblebee on Common Comfrey, Westerton, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Cairn Hill Wood South
Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) on Common Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) in Cairn Hill Wood South, Westerton, Glasgow
08 May 2020
Early bumblebee on Allium schoenoprasum
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) on Allium schoenoprasum flower in Broomhill allotments, Glasgow.
29 July 2016
Early Bumblebee, Bo'ness
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
One of the more common Bumblebees in the UK, the Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum), can be distinguished by its red tail, which is noticeably smaller than that of the Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius). Seen here on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at Bo'ness.
05 August 2016
Male Early Bumblebee on Meadow Cranesbill
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Stirling
Male Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) on Meadow Cranesbill (Geranium pratense) at Balallan House, Stirling. It can be distinguished from the superficially similar Male Red-tailed bumblebee by the area of yellow on its abdomen. The Red-tailed doesn't have yellow on its abdomen.
06 July 2016
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distinguishing feature of this rare bee is the band of black hairs across the thorax where the wings join the body.
05 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red Clover, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. One of Britain's rarest bumblebees, the Great Yellow is now restricted to some Scottish islands and the very north of Scotland. It has a particular association with nectar producing plants such as Red Clover and Bird's Foot Trefoil.
