Yellow-faced bumblebee
Bombus vosnesenskii
Robust bee with yellow-and-black fuzzy bands and black tail. Prefers open sunny areas; early-season forager even in cool weather. Powerful buzz-pollinator for native plants and crops like blueberries.
Plants that support Yellow-faced bumblebee
219 plants
Coyote Brush
Baccharis pilularis
shrub
Nectar
White Sage
Salvia apiana
shrub
Nectar
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea var nigra) 'Black Knight'
perennial herb
Nectar
Pea 'Carouby de Maussane'
perennial herb
Nectar
Alkali Seaheath
Frankenia salina
perennial herb
Nectar
Alpine Self-heal
Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata
perennial herb
Nectar
Arctic Butterbur
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
perennial herb
Pollen
Baja Blue Sage
Salvia munzii 'Baja Blue'
perennial herb
Nectar
Barberry
Berberis pinnata subsp. pinnata
shrub
Nectar
Beaked Penstemon
Penstemon rostriflorus
perennial herb
Nectar
Bearberry Honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii
shrub
Nectar
Beard-Tongue
Penstemon grinnellii
perennial herb
Nectar
Big Deervetch
Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia
perennial herb
Nectar
Big-leaf Maple
Acer macrophyllum
tree
Pollen
Black Sage
Salvia mellifera
shrub
Nectar
Bleeding-heart
Dicentra formosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Blue Bush Lupine
Lupinus propinquus
perennial herb
Nectar
Blue Dips
Dichelostemma capitatum
geophyte
Pollen
Blue Witch
Solanum umbelliferum
shrub
Nectar
Bluff lettuce
Dudleya farinosa
perennial herb
Pollen
Bog Lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
perennial herb
Nectar
Bolander's Phacelia
Phacelia bolanderi
perennial herb
Nectar
Branching Phacelia
Phacelia ramosissima
perennial herb
Nectar
Bright Green Dudleya
Dudleya virens
perennial herb
Nectar
California Buttercup
Ranunculus californicus var. californicus
perennial herb
Pollen
California Coffeeberry
Frangula californica
shrub
Nectar
California Figwort
Scrophularia californica
perennial herb
Nectar
California Flannel Bush
Fremontodendron californicum
shrub
Nectar
California Hedgenettle
Stachys bullata
perennial herb
Nectar
California Larkspur
Delphinium californicum subsp. californicum
perennial herb
Nectar
California Lilac (Blue Blossom)
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
shrub
Nectar
California Saxifrage
Micranthes californica
perennial herb
Pollen
California Seathrift
Armeria maritima ssp. californica
perennial herb
Nectar
California blackberry
Rubus ursinus
shrub
Nectar
California sunflower
Helianthus californicus
perennial herb
Nectar
Cascade Canada Goldenrod
Solidago elongata
perennial herb
Nectar
Chaparral Currant
Ribes malvaceum
shrub
Nectar
Chaparral Mallow
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
shrub
Nectar
Chapparal Monkeyflower
Diplacus linearis
perennial herb
Nectar
Checker Bloom
Sidalcea malviflora
perennial herb
Nectar
Chinese Houses
Collinsia heterophylla
annual
Nectar
Cliff Schmidt Ceanothus
Ceanothus arboreus 'Cliff Schmidt'
perennial herb
Nectar
Coast Larkspur
Delphinium hesperium subsp. hesperium
perennial herb
Nectar
Coast Larkspur
Delphinium decorum subsp. decorum
annual
Nectar
Coast Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
perennial herb
Nectar
Coast buckwheat
Eriogonum latifolium
perennial herb
Nectar
Coastal Hedgenettle
Stachys chamissonis
perennial herb
Nectar
Coastal Tidy-tips
Layia platyglossa
annual
Pollen
Cobb Mountain Lupine
Lupinus sericatus
perennial herb
Nectar
Collared Annual Lupine
Lupinus truncatus
annual
Nectar
Common Pearlyeverlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
perennial herb
Nectar
Conejo Buckwheat
Eriogonum crocatum
perennial herb
Nectar
Coral Bells (Island Alumroot)
Heuchera maxima
perennial herb
Nectar
Creamsicle Monkeyflower
Diplacus 'Creamsicle'
perennial herb
Nectar
Creeping Oregon Grape
Berberis aquifolium var. repens
shrub
Pollen
Cupido Mariposa Lily
Calochortus uniflorus
perennial herb
Nectar
Deerweed
Acmispon glaber
shrub
Nectar
Dense-flower Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja densiflora subsp. Densiflora
annual
Nectar
Douglas Iris
Iris douglasiana
perennial herb
Nectar
Douglas' Drymocallis
Drymocallis glandulosa
perennial herb
Pollen
Exserted Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja exserta subsp. exserta
annual
Nectar
Facelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia
annual
Nectar
Fairy Fans
Clarkia breweri
annual
Nectar
False Babystars
Leptosiphon androsaceus
annual
Nectar
Fingertips
Dudleya edulis
perennial herb
Larval Host
Firecracker Flower
Dichelostemma ida-maia
perennial herb
Nectar
Flat-bud Prickly Poppy
Argemone munita
annual
Pollen
Flatface Calicoflower
Downingia pulchella
annual
Pollen
Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
shrub
Nectar
Fool's-onion
Triteleia hyacinthina
geophyte
Pollen
Foothill Penstemon
Penstemon heterophyllus
perennial herb
Pollen
Fringecups
Tellima grandiflora
perennial herb
Pollen
Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry
Ribes speciosum
shrub
Pollen
Giant Blue-Eyed Mary
Collinsia grandiflora
annual
Nectar
Golden Currant
Ribes aureum
shrub
Nectar
Golden yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
shrub
Nectar
Graceful Cinquefoil
Potentilla gracilis
perennial herb
Nectar
Graceful Clarkia
Clarkia gracilis ssp. tracyi
perennial herb
Nectar
Great Camas
Camassia leichtlinii ssp. suksdorfii
perennial herb
Nectar
Green Supreme Manzanita
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Green Supreme'
perennial herb
Nectar
Ground Iris
Iris macrosiphon
perennial herb
Pollen
Hansen's Larkspur
Delphinium hansenii
perennial herb
Nectar
Harvest Brodiaea
Brodiaea elegans
geophyte
Nectar
Heermann's Tarweed
Holocarpha heermannii
annual
Pollen
Hooker's Onion
Allium acuminatum
geophyte
Pollen
Horkelia
Horkelia californica
perennial herb
Nectar
Indian Thistle
Cirsium brevistylum
annual
Nectar
Indian Warrior
Pedicularis densiflora
perennial herb
Nectar
Interior Goldenbush
Ericameria linearifolia
shrub
Nectar
Island Snapdragon
Gambelia speciosa
shrub
Nectar
Ken Taylor Flannelbush
Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor'
perennial herb
Pollen
Large-flowered Collomia
Collomia grandiflora
annual
Nectar
Lavender Mint
Mint (Mentha piperita) Lavender Mint
perennial herb
Nectar
Lemonade Berry
Rhus integrifolia
shrub
Nectar
Lewis' Monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
perennial herb
Nectar
Lindley's Blazing Star
Mentzelia lindleyi
annual
Nectar
Lippia
Phyla nodiflora
perennial herb
Nectar
Little Peach Lewisia
Lewisia longipetala 'Little Peach'
perennial herb
Nectar
Louis Edmunds Manzanita
Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmunds'
perennial herb
Nectar
Manzanita 'Emerald Carpet'
Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet'
shrub
Nectar
Manzanita (Vine Hill)
Arctostaphylos densiflora
shrub
Nectar
Mariposa Lily*
Calochortus pulchellus
geophyte
Nectar
Meadow Larkspur*
Delphinium patens subsp. patens
perennial herb
Nectar
Meadow Larkspur*
Delphinium patens subsp. patens
perennial herb
Pollen
Mission Manzanita
Xylococcus bicolor
perennial herb
Nectar
Mosquito Bills
Primula hendersonii
perennial herb
Nectar
Mount Diablo Manzanita
Arctostaphylos auriculata
shrub
Pollen
Mountain Coyote Mint
Monardella odoratissima
perennial herb
Nectar
Mountain Pride Bluewitch
Solanum xanti 'Mountain Pride'
perennial herb
Nectar
Mt. Diablo Helianthella
Helianthella castanea
perennial herb
Nectar
Napa False Indigo
Amorpha californica var. napensis
perennial herb
Nectar
Newleaze Coral Mallow
Sphaeralcea 'NewLeaze Coral'
perennial herb
Nectar
Ninebark
Physocarpus capitatus
shrub
Nectar
Nootka Rose
Rosa nutkana
perennial herb
Nectar
Ocean Spray
Holodiscus discolor
shrub
Nectar
Old Man's Whiskers
Geum triflorum
perennial herb
Nectar
Oregon Grape
Mahonia aquifolium
perennial herb
Nectar
Oso berry
Oemleria cerasiformis
shrub
Pollen
Pacific Black-snakeroot
Sanicula crassicaulis
perennial herb
Pollen
Pacific Coast Hybrid Irises
Iris 'Pacific Coast Hybrid'
perennial herb
Nectar
Pacific Pea
Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus
vine
Pollen
Pacific stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium
perennial herb
Nectar
Pink Honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
vine
Nectar
Pink-flowered Refugio Manzanita
Arctostaphylos refugioensis 'Pinky'
perennial herb
Nectar
Popcorn-flower
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
annual
Nectar
Primrose Monkey Flower
Erythranthe primuloides
perennial herb
Nectar
Puget Balsamroot
Balsamorhiza deltoidea
perennial herb
Nectar
Punch Bowl Godetia
Clarkia bottae
perennial herb
Nectar
Purple Black-snakeroot
Sanicula bipinnatifida
perennial herb
Nectar
Red-flowering buckwheat
Eriogonum grande var. rubescens
perennial herb
Nectar
Redwood Inside-out-flower
Vancouveria planipetala
perennial herb
Nectar
Rincon Manzanita
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. decumbens
perennial herb
Nectar
Rough Hedgenettle
Stachys rigida var. quercetorum
perennial herb
Nectar
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
perennial herb
Nectar
Salvia Bee's Bliss
Salvia 'Bee's Bliss'
shrub
Nectar
Santa Lucia Horkelia
Horkelia yadonii
perennial herb
Nectar
Scarlet Bugler
Penstemon centranthifolius
perennial herb
Nectar
Seaside woolly sunflower
Eriophyllum staechadifolium
shrub
Nectar
Shasta Snow Wreath
Neviusia cliftonii
perennial herb
Pollen
Showy Penstemon
Penstemon spectabilis
perennial herb
Pollen
Showy Rock Montia
Montia parvifolia
perennial herb
Nectar
Shrubby Cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Sierran Woodbeauty
Drymocallis lactea
perennial herb
Pollen
Silver bush lupine
Lupinus albifrons
shrub
Nectar
Soap Plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
geophyte
Nectar
Sonoma Mountain Pride
Penstemon newberryi var. sonomensis
perennial herb
Nectar
Splendid Mariposa Lily
Calochortus splendens
geophyte
Nectar
Spotted Hideseed
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia
annual
Pollen
Tarweed
Madia elegans
annual
Nectar
Threeray Tarweed
Deinandra lobbii
annual
Pollen
Thymeleaf Mesamint
Pogogyne serpylloides
annual
Nectar
Toughleaf Iris
Iris tenax
perennial herb
Pollen
Utah Serviceberry
Amelanchier utahensis
shrub
Nectar
Van Houtte's Columbine
Aquilegia eximia
perennial herb
Nectar
Vinegar-weed
Trichostema lanceolatum
annual
Nectar
W. R. Seaside Daisy
Erigeron 'WR'
perennial herb
Nectar
Wartleaf Ceanothus
Ceanothus papillosus
perennial herb
Nectar
Western Azalea
Rhododendron occidentale
shrub
Nectar
Western Buttercup
Ranunculus occidentalis
perennial herb
Nectar
Western Columbine
Aquilegia formosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Western Redbud
Cercis occidentalis
tree
Nectar
Western Virgin's Bower
Clematis ligusticifolia
vine
Nectar
White Meadowfoam
Limnanthes alba
annual
Pollen
White Monkeyflower
Diplacus bifidus 'White'
perennial herb
Nectar
White bark California lilac
Ceanothus leucodermis
shrub
Nectar
Whiteleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. laevigata
shrub
Nectar
Windpoppy
Papaver heterophyllum
annual
Nectar
Winecup clarkia
Clarkia purpurea
annual
Nectar
Woodbalm
Lepechinia calycina
shrub
Nectar
Yerba Buena
Clinopodium douglasii
perennial herb
Nectar
Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon californicum
shrub
Nectar
Alameda Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pallida
shrub
Nectar
Arroyo Willow
Salix lasiolepis
shrub
Pollen
Babylon Brodiaea
Brodiaea californica 'Babylon'
geophyte
Nectar
Bald-hip Rose
Rosa gymnocarpa
shrub
Nectar
Bigberry Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glauca
shrub
Nectar
Black Hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
perennial herb
Nectar
Bristly Jewelflower
Streptanthus glandulosus subsp. glandulosus
annual
Nectar
California Tea
Rupertia physodes
perennial herb
Pollen
California pearly everlasting
Pseudognaphalium californicum
perennial herb
Nectar
California skullcap
Scutellaria californica
perennial herb
Nectar
Catherine de la Mare Penstemon
Penstemon 'Catherine de la Mare'
perennial herb
Nectar
Chaparral Clarkia
Clarkia affinis
annual
Nectar
Chaparral Pea
Pickeringia montana var. montana
shrub
Nectar
Cliff Maids
Lewisia cotyledon
perennial herb
Nectar
Coast Dudleya
Dudleya caespitosa
perennial herb
Pollen
Coast Range Mule-ears
Wyethia glabra
perennial herb
Pollen
Coastal Moonshine
Deinandra corymbosa
annual
Nectar
Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
shrub
Nectar
Deerbrush
Ceanothus integerrimus
perennial herb
Nectar
Dune Tansy
Tanacetum camphoratum
perennial herb
Pollen
Eastwood's Fiddleneck
Amsinckia eastwoodiae
annual
Pollen
Fernleaf Catalina Ironwood
Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. aspleniifolius
perennial herb
Nectar
Fleshy Jaumea
Jaumea carnosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Frying Pans
Eschscholzia lobbii
perennial herb
Nectar
Goldencarpet Buckwheat
Eriogonum luteolum var. caninum
perennial herb
Pollen
Grayleaf Skullcap
Scutellaria siphocampyloides
perennial herb
Nectar
Jepson's Coyote Thistle*
Eryngium jepsonii
perennial herb
Nectar
Jepson's Coyote Thistle*
Eryngium jepsonii
perennial herb
Pollen
June Centaury
Zeltnera muehlenbergii
annual
Nectar
Large Leather-root
Hoita macrostachya
perennial herb
Pollen
Merriam's Coral Bells
Heuchera merriamii
perennial herb
Pollen
Monkeyflower Savory
Clinopodium mimuloides
perennial herb
Nectar
Nipomo Mesa Ceanothus
Ceanothus impressus var. nipomensis
shrub
Pollen
Point Reyes Horkelia
Horkelia marinensis
perennial herb
Nectar
Popcorn Ceanothus
Ceanothus maritimus 'Popcorn'
perennial herb
Larval Host
Red-Spot Clarkia
Clarkia speciosa
perennial herb
Nectar
San Joaquin Milk Vetch
Astragalus asymmetricus
perennial herb
Nectar
Santa Lucia Bushmallow
Malacothamnus lucianus 'Hanging Valley'
shrub
Nectar
Santa Rosa Horkelia
Horkelia tenuiloba
perennial herb
Nectar
Sierra False Bindweed
Calystegia malacophylla subsp. Pedicellata
perennial herb
Nectar
Sierra Tidy Tips
Layia pentachaeta ssp. albida
perennial herb
Pollen
Southern honeysuckle
Lonicera subspicata
shrub
Nectar
Spring Lessingia
Lessingia tenuis
annual
Pollen
Sulfur Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum var. bahiiforme
perennial herb
Nectar
Whitebark Raspberry
Rubus leucodermis
perennial herb
Pollen
Whitestem Hedgenettle
Stachys albens
perennial herb
Nectar
Woodland Sunflower*
Layia gaillardioides
annual
Pollen