Ontario bombus nest

[marc1178]

I'm going to say they're Bombus Bimaculates. A common species in both Central and Eastern North America. If you were stung, chances are you were near a nest. If the honeybees die off even more so than in the past, we will NEED this species. Crops won't grow without them.

[robomantis]

@marc1178 No they are impatiens. Bimacs only get about 20 or so workers and have two yellow spots on T2 of their abdomen segments. These are for sure impatiens. They are commonly bred by big companies and sold for pollination purposes. This colony was purchased and kept for oberservation.

[robomantis]

@marc1178 No they are impatiens. Bimacs only get about 20 or so workers and have two yellow spots on T2 of their abdomen segments. These are for sure impatiens. They are commonly bred by big companies and sold for pollination purposes. This colony was purchased and kept for oberservation.

[robomantis]

@marc1178 No they are impatiens. Bimacs only get about 20 or so workers and have two yellow spots on T2 of their abdomen segments. These are for sure impatiens. They are commonly bred by big companies and sold for pollination purposes. This colony was purchased and kept for oberservation.

[xazuross]

First bee I ever got stung by, and it was for no reason, I was standing perfectly still -_-

[robomantis]

@xazuross You sure it wasn't a carpenter bee? I have been attacked by carpenter bees! She dive bombed me for 5 minutes!

[yiotos]

Weird nest

[halusky65]

I love this Bombus!

[maculifrons]

great vid. definitly looks like B. impatiens. i thot these nests were usaully built with with some sort of material surrounding the nest?