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did you know that bumblebees work harder and longer than honeybees? Below you see a photography from a beautiful garden of my mother-in-law i did with my Sony A6000 and the SEL55210 Zoom objective, one of the low price range with good quality lens. You see the small drops sticking to the coat of the bumblebee? That's the pollen and nectar they wipe off with their hind legs on the way home (which are at the same time the transport containers).
photo by author, Sony A6000 with SEL55210
Heroes by Nature
Bumblebees are not squeamish when it comes to low outdoor temperatures. Already at 7° Celsius (44.6 F) they begin to collect pollen and nectar compared to bees who are only just start at 12° Celsius (53.6 F). They are the bad weather heroes who complement the work of the honeybees. Until after 18 hours of hard work they return to their colony, where honeybees finished already 4 hours early. The pollination of our great bumblebees is 2 to 3 times higher than of a honeybee.
BUT to be fair, bumblebees are traveling shorter distances because of their heavy weight while they bearing 20% of their body weight in pollen and even more in nectar on each travel and they also don't like high temperatures in contrast to honeybees. The biggest disadvantage for bumblebees is their small size and number of colonies compared to honeybees. I think eventually they complement each other perfectly to keep the balance in nature!
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