{"product_id":"beepol-villa-and-live-colony","title":"Live Bumblebee Colony Range","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  @media screen and (max-width: 640px) {\n    .mobile-fix {\n      float: none !important;\n      margin: 0 auto 1rem auto !important;\n      display: block;\n     \n    }\n  }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLive Bumblebee Colony Range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Please note that delivery takes around two weeks and is only made on Thursdays.**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis colony of native British bees compromises a Queen, workers and eggs. When deliverd this large hive holds 60–80 worker bees, with the hive population increasing to much higher numbers over the course of a season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied with sugar water as an initial internal food source, this colony of native\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBombus terristris audax\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshould live for 2–3 months, depending on weather and conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for increasing the biodiversity of wildlife areas at golf clubs, bowling clubs or any other sports and recreation facility with areas set aside for ecological diversity. The Beepol Live Bumblebee Colony is also suitable for domestic gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver recent decades populations of bumble bees have crashed with a number of native species threatened with extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese insects play a crucial role in the wider ecosystem by pollinating food crops and wildflowers. In this role bumble bees contribute significantly towards biodiversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy introducing a live bumblebee colony into your local environment alongside existing ecological management areas and gardens, you can help to support their conservation and mitigate population declines. Use in conjunction with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bird-and-insect-attraction-wildflower-seeds\"\u003eButterflies \u0026amp; Bees Wildflowers Mixture\u003c\/a\u003e to help support your new Bee populations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLive Bumblebee Colony\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colony colony of native \u003ci\u003eBombus terristris audax\u003c\/i\u003e is supplied in a self contained box hive. It requires no maintenance and is easy to put in place. Each year simply order a new colony, as this colony has a summer life cycle of around 2–3 months. \u003cb\u003eThe live colony is available from May through to July.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"g-css-ignore beepol\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/7359\/5435\/files\/dragonfli-bumblebee.jpg?v=1704909647\" alt=\"Beepol Live Bumblebee Colony - available from Pitchcare.com\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/7359\/5435\/files\/dragonfli-bumblebee-colony.jpg?v=1704909651\" alt=\"Beepol Live Bumblebee Colony - available from Pitchcare.com\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/7359\/5435\/files\/Beepol-Bumblebee.jpg?v=1704909654\" alt=\"Beepol Live Bumblebee Colony - available from Pitchcare.com\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beepol","offers":[{"title":"Bumblebee Live Colony","offer_id":40988592504875,"sku":"17661","price":114.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/7359\/5435\/files\/Beepol-Villa-Live-Bumblebee-Colony-Range-2_d533b2d3-ea53-4961-bd03-9f93f6ce462b.png?v=1704794974","url":"https:\/\/checkout.pitchcare.com\/products\/beepol-villa-and-live-colony","provider":"Pitchcare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}