Bumble Bee
In spring, Bumblebee queens emerge to forage on flowers and search for suitable nest sites. These include old mouse burrows, cavities in hedge banks and compost heaps or above ground in grass tussocks. The colony produces a small amount of honey to feed on in periods of bad weather.
During late summer or autumn males and new queens are produced. They fly off to mate with bees from other colonies. At the end of the colony cycle, the queen, workers and males will die, with only the new queens over-wintering to start the cycle all over again the following year.
