The lovely bumblebee may look a little sozzled and slow compared to many species, yet one bumblebee is all it takes to make a prairie and its buzz is the soundtrack of a thriving world. Harry Pearson takes a look, and explains how to identify bumblebees you’ll spot in a British garden this spring and summer. Illustrations by Fiona Osbaldstone for Country Life.
In total there are 24 species of bumblebee in Britain — but the following seven are…
