Tag: Perplexing Bumblebee (Bombus perplexus)

Perplexing Bumblebee

July 2, 2026

In the last couple days I’ve been seeing many Whorled Rosinweed (Silphium trifoliatum) in bloom along the dirt road up and down my mountain, creating a bright yellow pathway.

I recently stopped many times along the way and got pictures including several that had Perplexing Bumblebees (Bombus perplexus) at work gathering nectar containing carbohydrates, and protein-rich pollen. Bumblebees that are an eye-catching rich yellow.

These bumblebees are native to northern North America, including across Canada, and the eastern United States.

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What A Brightly Colored Bumblebee!

July 13, 2025

A Perplexing Bumblebee (Bombus perplexus). Native to northern North America including across Canada into the northeastern United States as well as Maryland and Virginia.

This creature fascinates me because of its wonderful coloring, that rich, warm yellow. That coloring seems it would be perfect as a stuffed Teddy Bear type toy.

The size of the queens are about .75″ and the workers are around .5″. They eat nectar and pollen from a wide variety of flowers.

This Perplexing Bumblebee is nectaring at an invasive Spotted Knapweed (Binomial soebe) which is native to Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe.

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