Five facts about the Common carder bumblebee: 🎱 One of the Big Eight common and widespread UK bumblebees. 📍 Found in most habitats, including gardens, parks, and the wider countryside. 🌿 Nest on the ground, often in long grass or mossy vegetation. 👑💼🚹 Queens, workers and males have the same colour pattern. 🌷 Favourite plants include foxgloves, figworts, clovers, vetches and thistles. Are you starting to see more bumblebees now compared to previous weeks? 🎥 Helen King | Bumblebee Conserva

The American bumblebee is in great peril. Sightings of the fuzzy bee have declined by 89% and it's disappeared completely from eight states. Take action: demand the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protect the bumblebee under the Endangered Species Act. #WorldBeeDay #SaveTheBees 👉 https://biodiv.us/2ZP6tTN | Center for Biological Diversity