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Most bees in the world are solitary, meaning that they don’t have a hive to return to and, in most cases, will overwinter as larvae. But bumblebees are highly social insects and behave differently. As winter arrives, queen bumblebees find a place to overwinter on a north-facing slope, dig a small hole or burrow, construct a small wax cup to fill with nectar, and spend the winter underground. If the soil isn’t cool enough for her to enter hibernation (brumation is the term for insects), she will

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