Large spiny backed bee

[walshes]

Hi All. I came to your site to try to get an identification of the unfamiliar bees seen on Thursday in Cumbria. I'm hoping someone out there can help.

See the photo. There were three of them, all on the same alium flower head in the garden of Sizergh Castle near Kendal. They were looking very dozy, moving very slowly and stayed on the flowers the whole time we were watching them.

Many thanks

John

 

[Erichalfbee]

If you are on Facebook this is the place to ask U.K. bees wasps and ants
Difficult to tell as the poor thing is soaking wet

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

They look like wet bumbles to me - which is why they were so sluggish - KazMcc posted something similar on the book of the face yesterday

 

[0bee-1]

Hi ... wet bumblebee... Bombus terrestris or B. lucorum my best guess

 

[Erichalfbee]

Hi ... wet bumblebee... Bombus terrestris or B. lucorum my best guess

Hi. Are you obee-1 that once had a mean green queen?
ignore the question if you don’t have a clue what I’m talking about

 

[0bee-1]

Hi. Are you obee-1 that once had a mean green queen?
ignore the question if you don’t have a clue what I’m talking about

Hi Sorry no not me

 

[walshes]

Thanks to all for your help. It never occurred to me that it was just wet! John