Taxonomists regularly review families, genera and species of aculeates (and all other life-forms). This sometimes results in proposals to change the accepted nomenclature associated with some species. Once name changes have been accepted, BWARS implements these changes across its website and in its publications.
This page lists recent changes in nomenclature.
Tetramorium atratulum (Schenk, 1852)
Formerly known as Anergates atratulus. Name change implemented on this website October 2016.
Over the last 25 years or so, entomologists and naturalists have noted winter activity of Bombus terrestris (the Buff-tailed Bumblebee). Workers have been seen foraging at a wide range of winter-flowering plants, and males have been reported flying in February. What is quite clear is that a small proportion of mated queens will establish nests in the Autumn, and these can exploit the increasing amount of forage resources available throughout the winter in our gardens, parks and amenity areas.
BWARS is working … Read more
Kirk, W.D.J., & Howes, F.N. 2012 Plants for Bees
Miller-Klein, Jan. 2010 Gardening for Butterflies, Bees and other beneficial insects
O'Toole, Christopher. 2013 Bees: A Natural History
Peeters T.M.J. et al. 2012… Read more
Stuart Roberts has provided a review for IBRA's new book Plants for Bees
It is not often that a book that so emphatically links bees and the flowers that support them comes along. IBRA are to be congratulated in publishing this lavishly illustrated hard bound book, and for keeping the price (at £25) well within the "Christmas Present" bracket.
The book is divided into a number of sections, including plants for honeybees, bumblebees and solitary bees. The authors of these sections (Norman Carreck, Jane Stout and Chris O'Toole) are all recognised authorities on their subjects,… Read more
Stuart Roberts has updated the 2012 map for Colletes hederae
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The Ivy Bee is a species of mining bee that was first recorded in Britain in 2001. As the name suggests, it forages almost exclusively at flowers of Ivy, and flies only from September to mid-November (ie during the flowering period of Ivy).
These bees are nesting in the lawn. The nesting aggregations are often dense and the number of nests can get as large as 10's of thousands. They prefer loose soil.
Steven Falk has created an extensive Bombus section on his Flickr pages. This includes numerous images of 23 of the British species together with information about each species. Users will find the species accounts particularly useful for helpful hints on identifying Bombus species in the field.
Steven's pages are HERE
