Red-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus sylvicola native bee

A medium-tongued social bumble bee. Nests mostly underground, sometimes on the surface. Forages on Epilobium, Haplopappus, Lupinus, Monardella and others.

18 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Alpine AsterAster alpinuswildflower · June-JulyBirch-leaved SpireaSpiraea betulifoliashrub · Jun-JulFireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumwildflower · July-AugustGiant HyssopAgastache foeniculumwildflower · July–SeptemberHairy Golden AsterHeterotheca villosawildflower · July-SeptemberLance-leaved StonecropSedum lanceolatumgroundcover · June–JulyLeafy ArnicaArnica chamissoniswildflower · July–AugustLeafy AsterSymphyotrichum foliaceumwildflower · July-SeptemberPearly EverlastingAnaphalis margaritaceawildflower · July–SeptemberRabbitbrushEricameria nauseosashrub · August-OctoberSilky LupineLupinus sericeuswildflower · Jun-AugSitka ValerianValeriana sitchensiswildflower · Jun-AugSlender Cinquefoil (Graceful Cinquefoil)Potentilla graciliswildflower · June–AugustUmbrella BuckwheatEriogonum umbellatumwildflower · June-AugustWestern Meadow AsterSymphyotrichum campestrewildflower · August-OctoberWild RaspberryRubus idaeusshrub · June–July

gathers pollen at

Slender Blue BeardtonguePenstemon proceruswildflower · Jun-JulYellow-flowered LocoweedOxytropis campestriswildflower · June–July