Photographs of bumblebees are usually a regular feature of this diary. But not this year thus far. Bumblebees generally emerge in late winter and early spring to forage on the first flowers. My impression is they have been scarce, probably the effect of the cold winter and the cool damp spring. It seems we are in for a flaming June and the bumblebees are out in force. This one was making its way around the Comfrey on the allotment.