Bumblebees
Bombus
Insect
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Fuzzy round bees in black, yellow, or orange patterns. Native bumblebees are superior foragers for native plants; pollinate through "buzz pollination" technique.
Plants that support Bumblebees
7 plants
Beaked Penstemon
Penstemon rostriflorus
perennial herb
Nectar
Bush Anemone
Carpenteria californica
shrub
Pollen
Coastal Gumplant
Grindelia stricta var. angustifolia
perennial herb
Nectar
Lewis' Monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
perennial herb
Pollen
Miner's Lettuce*
Claytonia perfoliata subsp. intermontana
annual
Pollen
Bay Area native
Scarlet Bugler
Penstemon centranthifolius
perennial herb
Nectar
Bay Area native
Shatterberry
Arctostaphylos nummularia
perennial herb
Nectar
Bay Area native
Keystone species