Plants that support Two-form bumble bee
8 plants
Bald-hip Rose
Rosa gymnocarpa
shrub
Forages on flowers during peak bloom season
Bay Area nativeKeystone species
Fool's-onion
Triteleia hyacinthina
geophyte
Spring pollen source for larval provisioning
Bay Area native
Madrone
Arbutus menziesii
tree
Early spring forager in oak-madrone transition zones
Bay Area nativeKeystone species
Mosquito Bills
Primula hendersonii
perennial herb
Early spring foraging for colony initiation
Bay Area native
Pacific stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium
perennial herb
Spring flowering supports early foraging during colony initiation
Bay Area native
Puget Balsamroot
Balsamorhiza deltoidea
perennial herb
Spring and early summer bloom visitor
Bay Area native
Showy Rock Montia
Montia parvifolia
perennial herb
Early spring forager for queen establishment and worker production
Bay Area native
Western Buttercup
Ranunculus occidentalis
perennial herb
Spring/early summer nectar source for colony establishment
Bay Area native