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Difficult to tell. Looks like mine have a black head/fore-body, an orange mid/lower body, and a white (tipped) tail. Can't easily identify them online, nor get a decent pic. I'll persevere...



fl0wer Wrote:

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> Leave them alone, it'll be fine.

>

> Someone will come on line soon mentioning things

> called Wall Bees, so you might as well look them

> up for differentiation images.

jamesb Wrote:

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> Difficult to tell. Looks like mine have a black

> head/fore-body, an orange mid/lower body, and a

> white (tipped) tail. Can't easily identify them

> online, nor get a decent pic. I'll persevere...

>


Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boomhommel_op_prei_Bombus_hypnorum.jpg


They're Tree Bumblebees. They're one of our newer species (a happy addition or a noxious invader, according to your taste in ecological delusions), and have been turning up in London for the last five years or so. The year before last there was an active colony of them in the big oak nearest the boating hut in Dulwich Park. But it's not there now, so won't be much help.

That's them! Thanks Burbage. I will indeed leave them bee :)



Burbage Wrote:

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> jamesb Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Difficult to tell. Looks like mine have a

> black

> > head/fore-body, an orange mid/lower body, and a

> > white (tipped) tail. Can't easily identify

> them

> > online, nor get a decent pic. I'll

> persevere...

> >

>

> Here:

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boomhommel_op_pr

> ei_Bombus_hypnorum.jpg

>

> They're Tree Bumblebees. They're one of our newer

> species (a happy addition or a noxious invader,

> according to your taste in ecological delusions),

> and have been turning up in London for the last

> five years or so. The year before last there was

> an active colony of them in the big oak nearest

> the boating hut in Dulwich Park. But it's not

> there now, so won't be much help.

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