It's not easy photographing Bumblebees

Sometimes it is almost impossible to photograph bumblebees, especailly when they fly into the house and frantically try to escape through the glass. So occasionally I pop a glass tumbler over them, in the hope of capturing a shot to identify them from.

In this case, I'm pretty sure this is a Tree Bumblebee, Bombus hypnorum.

Find out more about recording the bumblebees you see across the UK, by visiting BWARS (Bees, Ants & Wasps Recording Society).