bumblebee
noun
bum·ble·bee
ˈbəm-bəl-ˌbē 
variants
or less commonly bumble bee
: any of numerous large robust hairy social bees (genus Bombus)
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Flowers that attract both honeybees and bumblebees include borage, salvias, sunflower, milkweed (Asclepius spp.), California native yarrow (Achillea millefolium), and lavender.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
That could increase competition with existing bumblebee populations.
—Courtney McGinnis, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Pollinators including honeybees, bumblebees, and squash bees, fertilize flowers by transporting pollen from male blooms to female blooms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
A lot of times that happens with our bigger native bees: bumblebees, carpenter bees, things of that size.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
That could increase competition with existing bumblebee populations.
—Courtney McGinnis, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Pollinators including honeybees, bumblebees, and squash bees, fertilize flowers by transporting pollen from male blooms to female blooms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
A lot of times that happens with our bigger native bees: bumblebees, carpenter bees, things of that size.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Bumblebee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumblebee. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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bumblebee
noun
bum·ble·bee
ˈbəm-bəl-ˌbē
: any of numerous large hairy social bees
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