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Bumble bees

Why are there so many dead bumble bees in Wandsworth park, it is heartbreaking to see so many and also some live ones stumbling around. I picked up some and put on nearby bushes hoping to give them a chance. The council used to spray the grass and after that you would see dead bees. I thought we were supposed to conserve wild life especially bees, so why is this happening.

Maureen Ann Smith ● 2676d5 Comments

I suspect this may be a natural phenomenon, see: https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/bee-faqs/finding-dead-bees/

Les Evans-Hill ● 2675d

Very interesting, but none of the pictures show what I would call a bumblebee, great big black and yellow well, bumbley things, much bigger than any other bees.

Bunny Payne ● 2675d

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=t2EBLl98&id=055DEDAF5AB0F91039D447102BE4C0C7E0CF4D63&thid=OIP.t2EBLl98bYFBJUzoZuvphwHaGi&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.westernexterminator.com%2fblog%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2018%2f05%2fThinkstockPhotos-120742352-e1527706595990.jpg&exph=2107&expw=2387&q=image+bumble+bee&simid=608029121629653915&selectedIndex=119&ajaxhist=0

Bunny Payne ● 2675d

Some nice healthy bumblebees at the Riverside Terrace, Richmond last Sunday afternoon ...https://flic.kr/s/aHsmFbnGb9

Michael Ixer ● 2675d

"...great big black and yellow well, bumbley things, much bigger than any other bees." That about sums up bumblebees! The Queens are much larger than the workers, however.

Les Evans-Hill ● 2675d