Mine had overwintered in little holes they'd made right in at the base of the conifer @fidgetbones. The hoghouse is beside that. I'd seen them going in and out the holes the previous year. A neighbour had them nesting under a bit at the edge of their shed last year. They must have thought my facilities were more upmarket and spacious for this year
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have 4 bird boxes with cameras all in them, there was a bumble bee in one of them the other day. It was throwing it down outside so i think he was sheltering from the rain, later it was gone.
We had the white-bottomed ones nesting in one of our compost bins last year, they were getting through in a gap in the hatch on the side. I was a bit alarmed as there were lots of them and the flight path was at knee level across our main path to the shed (I'm allergic to bee stings). Then suddenly they all disappeared, when I investigated, the compost bin was swarming with large ants which presumably had either chased them away or had killed them? I have only seen one or two this year, which is a pity.
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A neighbour had them nesting under a bit at the edge of their shed last year. They must have thought my facilities were more upmarket and spacious for this year
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...