Not sure if this is any help, but in case:
http://soundcloud.com/kin-corning/bees-in-cotoneaster-bush-1
It was recorded in Surrey in the much nicer May of last year. There were
dozens of bees on the bush, mostly honeybees, but there were a number of
Red-tailed Bumblebees (Bombus lapidaries) among them.
Kin
--- In "Jez" <> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> i'm currently working on a project here in the UK related to bee sounds. One
> of the sounds i'm trying to capture is the middle c buzz when the common
> bumble bee is collecting pollen. The weather here in Yorkshire isn't exactly
> playing fair & I wondered if anyone out there had any examples they'd be
> prepared to share so that I can compare between the ones I already have &
> ones from different countries perhaps ? I've been reading up & it seems that
> some from North America & Canada have a different pattern to the buzz rate
> for example.
>
> ta.
>
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