👑 Make your garden fit for a queen bee and build a bumblebee nest! Click here to download our FREE 'Make space for bumblebee nests' resource for step-by-step instructions! 🐝 http://ow.ly/reSI50HwJuj 🌧 Remember to put a few holes along the pipe’s underside – so any water getting in can leak away! | Bumblebee Conservation Trust

Meet one of the UK’s rarest bumblebees 👋 The Shrill carder bumblebee is now only found in seven areas in southern England and Wales: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kent 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Essex 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Somerset 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wiltshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gwent 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Glamorgan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Pembrokeshire 📉 The principal causes of decline are the loss of flower-rich meadows and the intensification of farming and grazing practices 🔎 The Shrill carder bumblebee can be identified by its pale grey-yellow