Life Cycle of Bumble Bees

ByQueenBee

The life cycle of Bumble bees is different from that of honey bees and also differs slightly depending on the species. Most bumble bee species are social insects and create colonies with a single queen. However, their colonies are much smaller than honey bee colonies. They can be as small as 50 individual bees but…

Bumble Bees

ByQueenBee

Bumble bees (or bumblebees) are some of the most recognizable and beloved of all bee species. With their cute, distinctive fluffy yellow to orange and black fur markings, they often appear in cartoons and movies. Bumblebees are famous for their peculiar, ‘bumbling’ flight patterns, and their characteristic buzzing sound where the Latin name Bombus (literally…