Like honey bees, bumble bees live socially in hives which provide shelter and a place to raise their young. Usually located underground, particularly in abandoned holes made by rodents, bumble bee hives usually include between 50 and 500 individuals.

Do bumble bees make honey?

About bumblebees. ... Unlike the Honey bee, bumblebees do not make honey, as they do not need to store food for winter. Instead, the season's new queens hibernate and emerge to found their own nests in the spring. Seven species of bumblebee (the 'Big 7') are widespread across most of Britain.

Do bumble bees sting?

Bumblebees, unlike honeybees, are able to sting multiple times, but they are much less likely to sting than hornets, yellow jackets or honeybees. The bumblebee workers and queens are the only members of the nest that will sting. Bumblebees inject venom into their target through the stinger.