Mixed bumble bee
Bombus mixtus
Medium bumblebee with yellow-orange bands and black tail. Prefers open sunny areas and native wildflower meadows. Generalist forager with longer tongue than other bumblebees for deep flowers.
Plants that support Mixed bumble bee
20 plants
Bog Orchid
Platanthera dilatata
perennial herb
Primary native pollinator during bloom
Cascade Barberry
Berberis nervosa
perennial herb
Spring flowering period provides early season nectar for queen establishment
Checker Lily
Fritillaria affinis
geophyte
Early spring colony establishment and queen nutrition
Creeping Snowberry
Symphoricarpos mollis
shrub
early season nectar source for colony establishment
Deerbrush
Ceanothus integerrimus
perennial herb
Spring and early summer foraging resource
Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
shrub
Spring foraging resource (Feb-Apr) for queen and worker bees
Fool's-onion
Triteleia hyacinthina
geophyte
Early season nectar source for queen establishment and colony growth
Fringecups
Tellima grandiflora
perennial herb
Early season bumble bee forage in montane and coastal regions
Hooker's Onion
Allium acuminatum
geophyte
Early spring forager, queen emergence and colony establishment
Mosquito Bills
Primula hendersonii
perennial herb
Early season colony-founding nectar
Ninebark
Physocarpus capitatus
shrub
Spring forager on ninebark flowers for nectar and pollen
Redwood Inside-out-flower
Vancouveria planipetala
perennial herb
spring and early summer foraging period
Spotted Coralroot
Corallorhiza maculata
perennial herb
Visits flowers during peak blooming period for nectar and pollen resources
Whitebark Raspberry
Rubus leucodermis
perennial herb
Spring and early summer pollen resource during colony development