#bumble bees

[dailybugfacts]

I request a chonky bee, like an absolute unit, an utter fuzzball

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Did you know that Morrison's Bumblebee (Bombus morrisoni) is a species of bumblebee found along the Pacific edge of North America? Typically found in scrubby areas, this species is believed to be in decline, disappearing from some of its local environments. They are pollinators for various shrubs and flowers, especially alfalfa.

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Photo by Connie Misket

[tinylongwing]

Just published in Forest Ecology and Management! Cole et al. 2025 (see link for full paper) discusses the benefits of thinning and prescribed burns for bumble bees and butterflies in California forests. Careful management of these forests, including limited amounts of fire, leads to decades-long increases in bumble bee and butterfly richness and abundance!

I love getting to contribute art to a study like this one that shows how we can make a positive impact on our native invertebrates!

[boschintegral-photo]

Foxglove (Digitalis Purpurea)

[jupiterswasphouse]

[PHOTOS TAKEN: MARCH 23RD, 2026 | Image IDs: Six photos of a black and yellow bumble bee feeding from and pollinating the white, pink, and yellow flowers of an apple tree /End IDs.]

[fayriequeene]

[ash-elizabeth-art]

Oh to be a bee having tea on a thimble..

[trigona-necrophaga]

Friend!!!

[silkmorii]

Being a transformers enjoyer and a bug enjoyer is really funny sometimes because i have to distinguish Bee/Bumble bee (animal) and Bee/Bumblebee (robot i like very very much)

Its spring now, the bees are coming out, im definitely gonna confuse my friends at least once 😭