7 Things you need to know about; ... Bumblebees

From: The Sunday Herald | Date: March 14, 2004 | Copyright information

1 National Science Week was launched last week with the declaration that the humble bumblebee, that harbinger of spring, made its first ever February appearance in Scotland, proving that spring is indeed arriving earlier each year.

2 There are 24 bumblebee species in the UK, nine of which are on the endangered list. Britain has lost three bumblebee species in the last 150 years.

3 What may look like idle buzzing around plants is in fact those furry friends of ours performing a ...