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Planting bee-friendly plants will help attract many different bee species to your garden, but now gardeners can introduce their own mini hive of Britain’s native Buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris audax) derived from bees originally collected in Suffolk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContains a colony of bumblebees suitable for use in the Beepol Villa (49778 -listed below) and is a similar size to those used by commercial growers for pollination of tomatoes and strawberry crops. Each large Beepol Bumblebee hive has a Queen, workers and eggs and is supplied with about 60-80 workers at the start, but will build up to much higher numbers. The hive is also supplied with a sugar water internal food source.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note: Each colony will normally be active for about 3 months, depending on the local environment and weather. The colony lifespans vary according to this and the colony does not overwinter. 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Planting bee-friendly plants will help attract many different bee species to your garden, but now gardeners can introduce their own mini hive of Britain’s native Buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris audax) derived from bees originally collected in Suffolk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContains a colony of bumblebees suitable for use in the Beepol Villa (49778 -listed below) and is a similar size to those used by commercial growers for pollination of tomatoes and strawberry crops. Each large Beepol Bumblebee hive has a Queen, workers and eggs and is supplied with about 60-80 workers at the start, but will build up to much higher numbers. The hive is also supplied with a sugar water internal food source.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note: Each colony will normally be active for about 3 months, depending on the local environment and weather. The colony lifespans vary according to this and the colony does not overwinter. 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