 |
It is one of a number of bumblebee species to have undergone a drastic reduction in range and abundance as a result of the loss of this habitat in the modern agricultural landscape. On the Hebrides during August 1997 it was strongly associated with areas that had been winter-grazed and then allowed to grow throughout the summer. Such areas supported good stands of red clover and common knapweed, both of which were important forage plants. Nests are constructed underground. The number of workers of the great yellow bumblebee per nest is often noted as being particularly low, with workers being of a large size.
click here for more information |
