This week I learned that bumblebees are bees too. It's obvious you might think, but the Germans call them Hummel.
They live in hives of 100-150. Unlike many wild bees which are solitary animals like bears and unlike bees... Wait.
this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2025
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In French we call them bourdons, and since it's a masculine word (i.e. le bourdon) I thought they were male bees. Never too late to learn anything!