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
Dr Paul Williams, a bumblebee expert at the Natural History Museum, says foraging is an energy calculation for bumblebees.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered that an insect, the bumblebee Bombus terrestris, can choose where to gather food by recognizing how long a visual signal lasts.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2025
Fyrian said, buzzing from one side of Glerk’s head to the other, like a persistent, and annoying, bumblebee.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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
The impact of heatwaves is two-fold for bumblebees.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Pollen collected by bumblebees contained between two and seven times more heavy metals than pollen collected by honeybees across most of the metals examined.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 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
Patches of daisies sprouted from the rock in sandy places, with a few determined bumblebees buzzing around them, but mostly there was wide, warm rock to walk on at a slow but steady rise.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
