20K views · 177 reactions | Mount Everest has nothing on a bumblebee  -- Follow Factinate for more fun facts and fascinating stories! | Factinate | Facebook

Leave the leaves for bumblebees! Bumblebees are considered a keystone species and about 25% of all bumblebees are at risk for extinction - when we remove the leaf layer in our yard, we might be removing essential bee habitat. Queen bumblebees that are born in the summer leave the hive in the fall, mate and bury themselves in soil under the leaf layer or other natural matter such as logs. Without this extra layer of protection, they won’t survive. After overwintering the queen emerges in the spri

87K views · 2K reactions | Different bumblebee species like to nest in different places, including long, tangled grass, bird boxes, and underground in abandoned rodent holes  They can even nest in more creative places, like under the edge of a pond, as shown here. What is the most interesting place you have found a bumblebee nest?  Sound up for that happy bumblebee hum!  Jade Oliver | Bumblebee Conservation Trust | Facebook