Bumble Bee Queen is a photograph by Jim Hughes which was uploaded on July 11th, 2016.
Bumble Bee Queen
A queen Brown Belted bumblebee, Bombus griseocollis, on Butterfly Weed, Asclepias, also known as Swamp Milkweed. Queens are the only ones to... more
by Jim Hughes
Title
Bumble Bee Queen
Artist
Jim Hughes
Medium
Photograph
Description
A queen Brown Belted bumblebee, Bombus griseocollis, on Butterfly Weed, Asclepias, also known as Swamp Milkweed. Queens are the only ones to survive the winter; they emerge in the spring and start foraging in preparation to begin a new colony. While consuming the sweet stuff offered by the flowers, she picks up sticky gold pollen and transfers it from plant to plant.
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July 11th, 2016