Tree bumblebee
The fine spring weather has brought bumblebees out of hibernation. This is the tree bumblebee, Bombus hypnorum, which was first found in the UK in 2001. Just 14 years later it has spread throughout most of England and Wales and is included as a "common bumblebee" here bumblebeeconservation.org/about-bees/identification/commo.... So technically it's an invasive species, but it's not aggressive and we want to encourage bumblebees so it doesn't seem to get any bad press.
Tree bumblebee
The fine spring weather has brought bumblebees out of hibernation. This is the tree bumblebee, Bombus hypnorum, which was first found in the UK in 2001. Just 14 years later it has spread throughout most of England and Wales and is included as a "common bumblebee" here bumblebeeconservation.org/about-bees/identification/commo.... So technically it's an invasive species, but it's not aggressive and we want to encourage bumblebees so it doesn't seem to get any bad press.