Bumblebees do an important job for nature and us humans. Get to know them better on a bumblebee walk in Ringve Botanical Garden.

Join a bumblebee expert in search of bumblebees on a tour of Ringve Botanical Garden. The bumblebee walk starts with a bit of bumblebee theory before we begin the walk. Here we will carefully catch bumblebees with a net, observe and identify their species before releasing them back into the wild. Maybe we will find some other cool insects too?

The walks will vary throughout the bumblebee season. The very first ones will feature bumblebee queens, in June they are teeming with new, energetic workers, while in August we will find both new queens, tired workers and some males with yellow whiskers.

Why are bumblebees so important and why are they endangered?

Many of the food plants we eat depend on bumblebee pollination, and we would be in a bad position if bumblebees were to disappear. Today, several bumblebee species are threatened with extinction because we humans have changed the landscape and their habitats. We have a responsibility to take care of the bumblebees. They need food and a home, preferably in the form of a bumblebee box or a mouse nest. We will also talk about this during the bumblebee walks.

NB weather conditions!

The tour will be cancelled if there is a report of heavy rain on the same day at the time of the tour. (See the Facebook event on the same day if you are in doubt.)

The bumblebee walks are held weekly until the end of June before being resumed for the period 12 August - 2 September.

Practical info
- Suitable for all age groups
- The event is free and does not require registration
- Meeting in the yard in front of Ringve Music Museum
- Parking in parking spaces on the north side of the garden towards Ringvebukta
- Organizer is La Humla Suse Trøndelag in collaboration with NTNU Ringve Botanical Garden
- The walks are sponsored by the Norwegian Environment Agency.
- The hop walks will be wheelchair accessible