Description
Live Bumblebee Colony Range
**Please note that delivery takes around two weeks and is only made on Thursdays.**
This colony of native British bees compromises a Queen, workers and eggs. When deliverd this large hive holds 60–80 worker bees, with the hive population increasing to much higher numbers over the course of a season.
Supplied with sugar water as an initial internal food source, this colony of native Bombus terristris audax should live for 2–3 months, depending on weather and conditions.
Ideal for increasing the biodiversity of wildlife areas at golf clubs, bowling clubs or any other sports and recreation facility with areas set aside for ecological diversity. The Beepol Live Bumblebee Colony is also suitable for domestic gardens.
Over recent decades populations of bumble bees have crashed with a number of native species threatened with extinction.
These insects play a crucial role in the wider ecosystem by pollinating food crops and wildflowers. In this role bumble bees contribute significantly towards biodiversity.
By introducing a live bumblebee colony into your local environment alongside existing ecological management areas and gardens, you can help to support their conservation and mitigate population declines. Use in conjunction with Butterflies & Bees Wildflowers Mixture to help support your new Bee populations.
Live Bumblebee Colony
The colony colony of native Bombus terristris audax is supplied in a self contained box hive. It requires no maintenance and is easy to put in place. Each year simply order a new colony, as this colony has a summer life cycle of around 2–3 months. The live colony is available from May through to July.
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For further information on the Beepol Live Bumblebee Colony, please contact a member of our technical sales team on 01902 440280.
Delivery and Returns
Delivery charge (if applicable) applied at checkout. Next working day delivery is available on some products, as an option on orders placed before 1pm - excludes festive season & bank holidays. Please note deliveries to Highlands, Cornwall and more remote areas may take longer. Surcharges apply for non mainland locations, call for more information - More delivery information.
We require deliveries to be signed for. If no one is available to sign for your delivery, you may request it is left in a safe place by leaving a signed note for the driver, requesting the item is left without a signature. Please note that this is left at your own risk and at the driver's discretion.
For large orders, please be aware that if you require a smaller 7.5 tonne lorry, the maximum weight for pallets is 750 kg - otherwise the standard pallet size limit of 1000 kg applies.
If you have any access restrictions for lorries or large vehicles please speak to our sales team on +44 (0)1902 440250.
Collection from our Telford, Shropshire, Trade Counter is available for this product - More collections information.