April 10, 2024

I am a Bombus pensylvanicus

I'm found in parts of Florida, but not in the keys

I wear a fuzzy yellow and black sweater

My friends call me "American Bumble Bee".

Location: WW Ranch Road, SSRPSP

Sources: https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/bees/bumble_bees.htm

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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April 30, 2022

I am an American Bumble Bee

My population is being decreased

Due to being socially parasitized

And a virus from European bees. 

Location: WW Ranch Road, St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Sebastian

Sources: https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/american-bumble-bee.shtml

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson