Bee Watch Ireland - The Red tailed bumblebee is a striking bee as it flies from flower to flower during the summer, it can easily form one of the biggest nests, containing
Bumblebee Conservation Trust on Twitter: "Did you know that female cuckoo #bees do not have pollen baskets? Unlike a 'true' social #bumblebee the hosts' workers collect the pollen for them #beefact #cuckoobee
![Cuckoo bumblebee, Cuckoo Bee (Bombus rupestris), brood parasite of the Red-tailed bumble bee, Germany Stock Photo - Alamy Cuckoo bumblebee, Cuckoo Bee (Bombus rupestris), brood parasite of the Red-tailed bumble bee, Germany Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EBJX6C/cuckoo-bumblebee-cuckoo-bee-bombus-rupestris-brood-parasite-of-the-EBJX6C.jpg)
Cuckoo bumblebee, Cuckoo Bee (Bombus rupestris), brood parasite of the Red-tailed bumble bee, Germany Stock Photo - Alamy
![Cuckoo bumblebee, Cuckoo Bee (Bombus rupestris, Psithyrus rupestris), on a leaf, Germany Stock Photo - Alamy Cuckoo bumblebee, Cuckoo Bee (Bombus rupestris, Psithyrus rupestris), on a leaf, Germany Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EBP065/cuckoo-bumblebee-cuckoo-bee-bombus-rupestris-psithyrus-rupestris-on-EBP065.jpg)