Bumblebees

Bombus spp. native bee

Large social bees critical for cold-climate pollination. Generalist foragers; particularly important on lupines, bergamot, asters, and goldenrods.

15 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Blue ColumbineAquilegia brevistylawildflower · June–JulyCanada GoldenrodSolidago canadensiswildflower · August–SeptemberMaximilian SunflowerHelianthus maximilianiwildflower · August–OctoberRed ColumbineAquilegia formosawildflower · May-JulyShowy AsterEurybia conspicuawildflower · July–SeptemberShowy MilkweedAsclepias speciosawildflower · June–AugustSmooth AsterSymphyotrichum laevewildflower · August–OctoberStiff GoldenrodSolidago rigidawildflower · August–SeptemberTall LarkspurDelphinium glaucumwildflower · Jul-AugWhite Prairie AsterSymphyotrichum falcatumwildflower · August–SeptemberWild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–AugustWoolly GroundselPackera canawildflower · May–June

gathers pollen at

Scarlet GlobemallowSphaeralcea coccineawildflower · June–AugustSilky LupineLupinus sericeuswildflower · Jun-AugSilvery LupineLupinus argenteuswildflower · Jun-Aug