Months sighted in garden
Early bumblebee
Bombus pratorum
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Hymenoptera
Small bumblebee with yellow band at front of thorax and at front of abdomen and orange-red band over posterior two abdomen segments. Yellow hairs between the eyes on the head. In greenhouse, mid May and visiting knapweed flowers in wildflower border in early July.