From: FSBA - Malcolm Sanford>>Those insects drilling holes in blueberry blooms are most probably carpenter bees, not bumble bees.
No, definitely bombus here. Have spent quite some time up close and personal with them in the blueberries and their nests.
regards
Deanna Corbett
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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