Bee active now - YOUNG BUMBLEBEE QUEEN LOADED WITH MITES These mites on the photo are NOT parasites, but important employees of the future queen. They do not suck blood, but only
![Red Tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius) with mites, UK - License, download or print for £24.00 | Photos | Picfair Red Tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius) with mites, UK - License, download or print for £24.00 | Photos | Picfair](https://res.cloudinary.com/fleetnation/image/private/c_fit,w_1120/g_south,l_text:style_gothic2:%C2%A9%20David%20Forster,o_20,y_10/g_center,l_watermark4,o_25,y_50/v1536743179/zmzvovohxtgjsuvsnbbf.jpg)
Red Tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius) with mites, UK - License, download or print for £24.00 | Photos | Picfair
![Pollen mites hitching a lift on Red Mason bees to gain access to fresh nests new video | nurturing nature Pollen mites hitching a lift on Red Mason bees to gain access to fresh nests new video | nurturing nature](https://nurturing-nature.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/S-Caxton-pollen-mites.jpg)
Pollen mites hitching a lift on Red Mason bees to gain access to fresh nests new video | nurturing nature
![I've often seen bees infested with mites, but rarely one so heavily laden | Environment | The Guardian I've often seen bees infested with mites, but rarely one so heavily laden | Environment | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Environment/Pix/columnists/2013/5/17/1368811215619/Country-Diary--A-bumblebe-008.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=d27d8d5b355433e6492b277babe3b112)