There are over 250 known species of bumblebee worldwide, and 24 in Ireland. In Native American symbolism the bumblebee represents honesty, pure thinking, willingness and drive. Bumblebees are social animals and colonies can contain up to 150 individual bee uring warm summer periods, bumblebees hover at the top of the nest and vibrate their wings in order to circulate the air and maintain a nice cool nest, performing the work that a ceiling fan does for humans. Bumblebees are major pollinators of the majority of Irish wildflowers and many crop types.
