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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Bumble Bees (Bombini) » Bumble Bees (Bombus) » Subgenus Pyrobombus (Bombus Subgenus Pyrobombus) » Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)
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early Bumble Bee - Bombus impatiens - female
Copyright © 2010 Ilona L.

early Bumble Bee - Bombus impatiens - Female
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
April 1, 2010
This must be one of the earliest dates that I have seen a bumble bee out gathering nectar. Of course it's also one of the earliest dates for daffodils to be in bloom, too.
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Contributed by Ilona L. on 2 April, 2010 - 7:02pm
Last updated 6 September, 2011 - 5:56pm

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Pyrobombus.
… John S. Ascher, 12 December, 2010 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bumble Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 10 April, 2010 - 11:02am login or register to post comments

Subgenus Pyrobombus
probably impatiens
… John S. Ascher, 10 April, 2010 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

Agreed
Earliest date I have seen the bumble queens out too. In fact I saw some surveying for nest sites already. It's crazy

This one is probably impatiens, but I don't think there is any way to be sure from this angle
… Vespula Vulgaris, 2 April, 2010 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

 
bumble bee
This one was very energetic and didn't stay still so this was about the only photo I got. We had a few days of temps in the 70's and up to low 80's in the past few days but it may cool down again. I don't expect to see any bees out in the next few days.
… Ilona L., 3 April, 2010 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

 
They are everywhere here
The cherry trees bloomed very early, and there are dozens of bumble queens all over the blooms. This is one of the earliest springs ever
… Vespula Vulgaris, 7 April, 2010 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

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