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The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is the only charity dedicated wholly to saving the UK's bumblebees.

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Did you know bumblebees have a “foot comb”? 🤔 Female bumblebees collect pollen by brushing pollen grains out of their hair and into their pollen baskets using a specially adapted comb on the tarsus (foot) 🦶🪥 Find out more about bumblebees 👉🏾

Did you know bumblebees have a “foot comb”? 🤔 Female bumblebees collect pollen by brushing pollen grains out of their hair and into their pollen baskets using a specially adapted comb on the tarsus (foot) 🦶🪥 Find out more about bumblebees 👉🏾

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Shhh! This bumblebee queen is settling down to sleep – be careful not to disturb her! 👑💤 Queen bumblebees will hibernate in a variety of places, including leaf litter, well-drained soil, hollow trees and inside tree bark 🍂

Shhh! This bumblebee queen is settling down to sleep – be careful not to disturb her! 👑💤 Queen bumblebees will hibernate in a variety of places, including leaf litter, well-drained soil, hollow trees and inside tree bark 🍂

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What should you do if you find a bumblebee in bad weather?🤔 DON’T 🚫Take her indoors! 👑Bumblebee queens need to be outside to search for a place to nest. She may already have a nest that she is gathering food for. 🥵A bumblebee will burn more energy if kept warm indoors. 🧵1/4

What should you do if you find a bumblebee in bad weather?🤔 DON’T 🚫Take her indoors! 👑Bumblebee queens need to be outside to search for a place to nest. She may already have a nest that she is gathering food for. 🥵A bumblebee will burn more energy if kept warm indoors. 🧵1/4

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This Buff-tailed bumblebee queen is searching for a nest 👀 Despite her obvious efforts, this spot isn’t quite suitable. Buff-tailed bumblebees tend to nest underground, rather than on the surface 🏡 Have you spotted many bumblebees recently? 🐝

This Buff-tailed bumblebee queen is searching for a nest 👀 Despite her obvious efforts, this spot isn’t quite suitable. Buff-tailed bumblebees tend to nest underground, rather than on the surface 🏡 Have you spotted many bumblebees recently? 🐝

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Different bumblebee species like to nest in different places, including long, tangled grass, bird boxes, and underground in abandoned rodent holes. They can even nest in more creative places, like under the edge of a pond. What's the most interesting place you've found a nest?

Different bumblebee species like to nest in different places, including long, tangled grass, bird boxes, and underground in abandoned rodent holes. They can even nest in more creative places, like under the edge of a pond. What's the most interesting place you've found a nest?

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