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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.
04 August 2017
Buff-tailed Bumblebee on Red Clover, Hamiltonhill Claypits
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) at Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
30 September 2023
Red Clover, Hamiltonhill Claypits
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) at Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
30 September 2023
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
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. The Great Yellow Bumblebee comes out later in the summer, and can be distinguished from other bumblebees by the black band of hairs joining the bases of its wings.
04 August 2017
Common Carder Bumblebee on Red clover, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Red clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. Common Carders are ginger with black hairs on the abdomen. They have a long tongue which allows them to feed on plants with long tubular florets.
04 August 2017
Moss Carder Bumblebee on Red clover, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Moss Carder Bee (Bombus muscorum) on Red clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. The Moss Carder Bee has a gingery thorax, by which it can be distinguished from the Common Carder Bee, the thorax of which is orange.
04 August 2017
Red Clover
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Stirlingshire - Fallin and Wester Moss
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) at Fallin Bing, Stiorlingshire. A common plant in grassy areas, Red Clover is often sown as a fodder crop for livestock and to help fix nitrogen in the soil. The nectar-rich flowers are great for bees.
22 August 2016
Herbaceous plants on former John Brown's site, Clydebank
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Red clover (Trifolium pratense), Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) and many other herbaceous plants are growing on the former John Brown's site, Clydebank. Red clover is a native nectar-rich plant whereas Japanese knotweed is an invasive, known to take over in a variety of habitats, it is extremely difficult to remove.
21 June 2016
Red Clover, Shapinsay
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Orkney - Shapinsay
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) on Shapinsay, Orkney
