American Bumble Bee

Bombus pensylvanicus native bee

A long-tongued social bumble bee. Nests usually on the surface in long grass, sometimes underground. Forages on Astragalus, Cirsium, Cornus, Echinacea and others.

44 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Bastard ToadflaxComandra umbellatawildflower · May–JuneBlanketflowerGaillardia aristatawildflower · June–SeptemberBoreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustCanada GoldenrodSolidago canadensiswildflower · August–SeptemberCanada Milk VetchAstragalus canadensiswildflower · June–AugustDewberryRubus pubescensgroundcover · JuneDotted BlazingstarLiatris punctatawildflower · August–SeptemberEastern Red ColumbineAquilegia canadensiswildflower · May-JuneEvening PrimroseOenothera bienniswildflower · July–SeptemberFireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumwildflower · July-AugustFlat-topped GoldenrodEuthamia graminifoliawildflower · August-SeptemberGiant HyssopAgastache foeniculumwildflower · July–SeptemberGolden BeanThermopsis rhombifoliawildflower · May–JuneGumweedGrindelia squarrosawildflower · July-SeptemberJerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosuswildflower · August–SeptemberMany-flowered Aster (Tufted White Prairie Aster)Symphyotrichum ericoideswildflower · August–SeptemberMarsh Hedge NettleStachys pilosawildflower · July-AugustMaximilian SunflowerHelianthus maximilianiwildflower · August–OctoberNodding OnionAllium cernuumwildflower · June–AugustPrairie RoseRosa arkansanashrub · June–AugustPrairie ThistleCirsium flodmaniiwildflower · June-AugustPrairie TurnipPediomelum esculentumwildflower · May-JunePurple Avens (Water Avens)Geum rivalewildflower · May–JulyPurple ConeflowerEchinacea angustifoliawildflower · June-AugustPurple Prairie CloverDalea purpureawildflower · July–AugustPurple-stemmed Tall Aster (Swamp Aster)Symphyotrichum puniceumwildflower · August–SeptemberRabbitbrushEricameria nauseosashrub · August-OctoberRed ColumbineAquilegia formosawildflower · May-JulyRocky Mountain BeeplantPeritoma serrulatawildflower · June-SeptemberSelf-healPrunella vulgariswildflower · June–AugustShowy MilkweedAsclepias speciosawildflower · June–AugustSmooth AsterSymphyotrichum laevewildflower · August–OctoberSneezeweedHelenium autumnalewildflower · August-OctoberStiff Sunflower (Rhombic-leaved Sunflower)Helianthus paucifloruswildflower · August–SeptemberThree Flowered Avens (Prairie Smoke, Old Man's Whiskers)Geum triflorumwildflower · May–JuneWater SmartweedPersicaria amphibiawildflower · June–SeptemberWestern SnowberrySymphoricarpos occidentalisshrub · June–JulyWhite Prairie CloverDalea candidawildflower · July–AugustWild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–AugustWild ChivesAllium schoenoprasumwildflower · June–JulyWild LicoriceGlycyrrhiza lepidotawildflower · June–August

gathers pollen at

Square-stem MonkeyflowerMimulus ringenswildflower · July-AugustWild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–August

lays eggs on

Wild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–August