bumblebee

Example Sentences

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“If you were a bumblebee, a moth, or a short-tongued solitary bee, how might you approach this bloom?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Buglife said at least two of the UK's 25 species of bumblebee were believed to have started nest-building early.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

In bumblebee colonies across Europe, we found an average of eight, and up to 27, distinct pesticide compounds.

From Salon • May 14, 2024

"Unfortunately, we're looking at a future scenario where about one in five bumblebee species in the United States could be endangered," Mola continued.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024

It wasn’t because she wasn’t interested in that bumblebee, but Joe had to know about taking care of Mr. Chris if he didn’t know it already.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen