American Bumble Bee

Bombus pensylvanicus native bee

50 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Bastard ToadflaxComandra umbellatawildflower · May–JuneBee Balm (Wild Bergamot)Monarda fistulosawildflower · Jul-AugBlack-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirtawildflower · July–SeptemberBlanketflowerGaillardia aristatawildflower · June–SeptemberCanada GoldenrodSolidago canadensiswildflower · August–SeptemberCanada Milk VetchAstragalus canadensiswildflower · June–AugustCommon SunflowerHelianthus annuuswildflower · July–SeptemberDewberryRubus 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–SeptemberGiant SunflowerHelianthus giganteuswildflower · August–SeptemberGolden BeanThermopsis rhombifoliawildflower · May–JuneGumweedGrindelia squarrosawildflower · July-SeptemberJerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosuswildflower · August–SeptemberMany-flowered Aster (Tufted White Prairie Aster)Symphyotrichum ericoideswildflower · August–SeptemberMarsh Hedge Nettle (Marsh Woundwort)Stachys palustriswildflower · 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–AugustYarrowAchillea millefoliumwildflower · June–August

gathers pollen at

Bee Balm (Wild Bergamot)Monarda fistulosawildflower · Jul-AugSquare-stem MonkeyflowerMimulus ringenswildflower · July-AugustWild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–August

lays eggs on

Bee Balm (Wild Bergamot)Monarda fistulosawildflower · Jul-AugWild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–August