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bumblebee

[buhm-buhl-bee] / ˈbʌm bəlˌbi /




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A project is under way to try and help one of the UK's "most threatened" species of bumblebee.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Plans to build a new data centre could threaten the habitat of one of Britain's most endangered plants and a rare species of bumblebee, a wildlife trust said.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

I spent 30 years consulting with investment firms worldwide, like a bumblebee moving from flower to flower.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

They compared honeybee and bumblebee colonies located side by side in Cambridgeshire, England, where soil contamination is generally considered low.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

Fyrian said, buzzing from one side of Glerk’s head to the other, like a persistent, and annoying, bumblebee.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

State wildlife officials have raised concerns about the potential impact of the quarry on bumblebees, desert bighorn sheep, golden eagles and other creatures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Many wild bees, including bumblebees and solitary bees, provide pollen directly to their offspring.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

You may be spotting bodies of dead bumblebees lying across pavements near you in the summer months.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

Dr Paul Williams, a bumblebee expert at the Natural History Museum, says foraging is an energy calculation for bumblebees.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

The crests above the door lintels still have bumblebees carved into the oak; the ivy-covered fountain in the courtyard is shaped like a hive.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr


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