bumblebee
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I spent 30 years consulting with investment firms worldwide, like a bumblebee moving from flower to flower.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
It also recorded bumblebee visits to investigate the impacts of heatwaves on foraging behaviour.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
“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
They were lost within the rubble of their fire-ravaged home: loungewear, blanket, bumblebee sweater and beanie — all yellow, Tatum’s favorite color.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
Burton was short and pale, and his striped black-and-yellow shirt made him look like an unfortunate bumblebee.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Conservationists say the best way to help is by creating more flower-rich habitats, so bumblebees can find food even as the climate becomes more extreme.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Whilst planting dense shrubs gives bumblebees places to escape the heat of the sun, and can allow them to move between flowers through cooler patches of air.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology found evidence that sulfoxaflor changes both gene activity and reproductive function in bumblebees.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Scientists found that bumblebees collected up to seven times more heavy metals in their pollen, raising concerns about how hidden pollution could affect their health, survival, and ability to reproduce.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
He might trot over to sniff a shrub or snap at the bumblebees on the clover by the porch, but he always glanced back to make sure I was still there.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
