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bumblebee

[buhm-buhl-bee] / ˈbʌm bəlˌbi /




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Bumblebee Conservation Trust raised concerns that 2026 may exacerbate a declining trend in bumblebee populations as flowers wither and bees fail to forage effectively.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

I spent 30 years consulting with investment firms worldwide, like a bumblebee moving from flower to flower.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

They compared honeybee and bumblebee colonies located side by side in Cambridgeshire, England, where soil contamination is generally considered low.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

The final section of amphibians, insects and fish, has: the Atlantic salmon, the basking shark, the buff-tailed bumblebee, the common frog, the Emperor dragonfly, and the marsh fritillary butterfly.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

I was thanking my stars that I’d learned to make nice buttonholes, when the parlor door opened and shut, and someone began to hum, Kennst Du Das Land, like a big bumblebee.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

State wildlife officials have raised concerns about the potential impact of the quarry on bumblebees, desert bighorn sheep, golden eagles and other creatures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 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

Dr Richard Comont, the Trust's science manager, says that once air temperatures reach around 28C to 32C, UK bumblebees can start to struggle to fly without overheating.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Pesticides are only one of several challenges affecting bumblebees.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

We hear the muffled rumble of the front only as very distant thunder, bumblebees droning by quite drown it.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque


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