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Bumblebees need areas of bare, undisturbed dirt to make their homes. Availability of early-season food sources is critical to support colony growth, but queens in particular also need late-blooming flowers (like aster and goldenrod) so they can gather food in the fall for stored energy.
BUMBLEBEES
Big, fuzzy and buzzy — bumblebees are the most well-known native bees to visit our gardens. They’re also the only bees native to North America that are truly social, living in a colony of 50-200 that consists of a queen and workers. Bumblebees’ insulating coat of hair helps them tolerate cooler weather, which also explains why they’re often the first bees we see foraging in spring and the last bees we see in fall.
Sadly, more than one quarter of North American bumblebees are facing some degree of extinction risk.[1] In 2017, the rusty patched bumblebee was the first bee species in the continental U.S. to be listed as endangered. In 2018, conservation groups petitioned for endangered status of four bumblebee species native to California.[2] A recent study also revealed the striking decline of bumblebees in Vermont which may warrant an endangered listing for three species.[3]
BEE BIOIdentifying Features
Hefty bodies with yellow on the head, thorax and abdomen; females collect pollen on their hind legs as well as their hairy bodies.
Nesting Habit
Ground-nesting, often in abandoned rodent holes or other existing cavities.
Lifestyle
Social
Floral Diet
Generalist — they’ll forage a variety of plants for pollen and nectar.
Pollination Specialty
Tomatoes, blueberries, cranberries, watermelons, potatoes and many wildflowers.
Unique Skill
Buzz pollination — bumblebees can unhinge their wings from their flight muscles and vibrate their bodies. For certain plants, this powerful vibrating action is the most effective way to release tightly-packed pollen.
Buzzworthy Fact
Only the new queens born at the end of the season hibernate underground through winter, after mating. In spring, they emerge to search for a new nest site and start a new colony.
Bee Issue Tracking Made Native 2 4 96BEESPONSIBLE TIP
Bumblebees need areas of bare, undisturbed dirt to make their homes. Availability of early-season food sources is critical to support colony growth, but queens in particular also need late-blooming flowers (like aster and goldenrod) so they can gather food in the fall for stored energy.
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Bees fascinate and inspire. Bee research fosters creative thought and practical solutions.
The Bee Lab's mission is to promote the conservation, health, and diversity of bee pollinators through research, education, and hands-on mentorship. We work as a team to provide the richest learning environment for students at all levels and from all backgrounds. Dr. Marla Spivak, MacArthur Fellow and Distinguished McKnight Professor in Entomology, conducts research on honey bees with excellent technical support of Mr. Gary Reuter and graduate students. Bee Issue Tracking Made Native 2 4 97
Dr. Dan Cariveau, Assistant Professor in Entomology, conducts research on the ecology and habitat needs of native bees. His recent work has focused on restoration ecology as a way to conserve biodiversity and as a tool for examining basic questions in ecology.
Dr. Declan Schroeder, Associate Professor in Virology, conducts research on honey bee viruses. His lab seeks to characterize the role of Deformed Wing Virus quasispecies in colony health
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Michelle Boone
* 2020 President's Student Leadership and Service Award * 2020 Mary A. McEvoy Award * 2020 Borealis Student Leadership Award (Graduate) * Cox Family Graduate Research Award Bee Issue Tracking Made Native 2 4 9mm
Morgan Carr-Markell
* PhD, Effects of native prairie forbs on the foraging choices and recruitment behavior of honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Christina Herron-Sweet
* 2020 CFANS Distinguished Diversity and Inclusion Award
Maggie Shanahan
* Research Award from the Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences * International Thesis Research Travel Grant The Buzz
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Record of Anthophora (Clisodon) terminalis nesting in a wooden trap-nesting block and comparison to available nesting information (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Satyshur CD and Orr MC. In Press. Journal of Mellitology.
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