Underground and its called a nest.
I have bumblebees that nest every year in the ground underneath an old rosebush.
2007-03-22 07:47:21
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answered by puffy 6
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This is directly copied from Wikipedia
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Habitat
Bumblebees are typically found in higher latitudes and/or high altitudes, though exceptions exist (there are a few lowland tropical species). A few species (Bombus polaris and B. arcticus) range into very cold climates where other bees might not be found. One reason for this is that bumblebees can regulate their body temperature, via solar radiation, internal mechanisms of "shivering" and radiative cooling from the abdomen (called heterothermy). Other bees have similar physiology, but it has been best studied in bumblebees.[3]
Nests
Bumblebees form colonies, much like honey bees. However, their colonies are usually much less extensive than those of honey bees, because of the small physical size of the nest cavity, the fact that a single female is responsible for the initial construction, and the restriction to a single season (in most species). Often, mature bumblebee nests will hold fewer than 50 individuals, and may be within tunnels in the ground made by other animals, or in tussocky grass. Bumblebees mostly do not preserve their nests through the winter, though some tropical species live in their nests for several years (and their colonies can grow quite large, depending on the size of the nest cavity). The last generation of summer includes a number of queens who overwinter separately in protected spots. The queens can live up to one year, possibly longer in tropical species.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumble_bee
2007-03-22 14:45:04
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answered by Meow 1
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[edit] Habitat
Bumblebees are typically found in higher latitudes and/or high altitudes, though exceptions exist (there are a few lowland tropical species). A few species (Bombus polaris and B. arcticus) range into very cold climates where other bees might not be found. One reason for this is that bumblebees can regulate their body temperature, via solar radiation, internal mechanisms of "shivering" and radiative cooling from the abdomen (called heterothermy). Other bees have similar physiology, but it has been best studied in bumblebees.[3]
[edit] Nests
Bumblebees form colonies, much like honey bees. However, their colonies are usually much less extensive than those of honey bees, because of the small physical size of the nest cavity, the fact that a single female is responsible for the initial construction, and the restriction to a single season (in most species). Often, mature bumblebee nests will hold fewer than 50 individuals, and may be within tunnels in the ground made by other animals, or in tussocky grass. Bumblebees mostly do not preserve their nests through the winter, though some tropical species live in their nests for several years (and their colonies can grow quite large, depending on the size of the nest cavity). The last generation of summer includes a number of queens who overwinter separately in protected spots. The queens can live up to one year, possibly longer in tropical species.
2007-03-22 14:42:25
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answered by life 4
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I have found Bumblebee hives in old trees, rotted logs and under ground. (South Texas)
2007-03-23 05:34:13
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answered by hotsnakes2 4
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Bees live in a hive. They will remain there as long as the Queen does. If she moves, the entire hive will go with her.
2007-03-22 14:45:50
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answered by Raca 3
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Bees live in hives, the hives can be found anywhere really. (we had a hive near our garage a few years ago, and one under the entrance of apartment we stayed at in gran canaria)
2007-03-22 14:46:20
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answered by Anonymous
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a bee lives in a bee hive
2007-03-22 14:46:15
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answered by Anonymous
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In a hive
2007-03-22 14:42:33
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answered by Aunt Bee 6
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the build nests usually suspended from high places
2007-03-22 14:45:11
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answered by nendlin 6
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a beehive
2007-03-22 14:45:02
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answered by stefstudy 5
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