Buzzy Bee

[porshiepoo]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1/PORSHIEPOO/T1897-1.jpg

This took much courage as I'm scared witless of these things hence why I just couldn't wait for it to turn around. Would have made a better picture but I'm afraid I'd have legged it anyway!

[astroman]

Nice photo of a female white tailed bumblebee Porshiepoo. The partly hidden one looks like it might be a male white tailed. Here's a photo I took of a male white tailed this summer...

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/astroman_caithness/WhiteTailedMale20thJuly08.jpg




You don't have to be too wary of bumblebees - they're pretty friendly critters and fascinating too. Did you know that:

Female bumblebees can sting - but they hardly ever do (not like wasps!)
Bumblebees have stinky feet! If a flower smells a bit cheesy, the bee knows that there wont be any nectar left as a bumblebee has fed there recently - clever or what?!
Have a look at http://www.bumblebeeconservationtrust.co.uk/index.htm or http://www.bumblebee.org/ if you want to know more.