Common Eastern Bumble Bee Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Apidae   >   Genus Bombus   

Description:

Nests are categorized as existing cavities, and social behavior is categorized as primitively eusocial or semisocial (Selfridge et al., 2017).

There are 2,162 records in the project database.

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An Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/30/2017). Verified by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/27/2016). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/14/2013). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/16/2013). Verified by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/26/2016). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Harford Co., Maryland (8/21/2017). Photo by Mary Sweet. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/22/2018). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/16/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Adrienne van den Beemt. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/22/2015). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/11/2019). (c) ptbrnchbob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by ptbrnchbob via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/3/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/16/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Adrienne van den Beemt. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee found by students at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/16/2013). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A female Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Frederick Co., Maryland. Photographed by Brooke Alexander. Note the atypical red-brown coloration. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Frederick Co., Maryland. Photographed by Brooke Alexander. Note the atypical red-brown coloration. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Common Eastern Bumble Bee collected in Frederick Co., Maryland. Photographed by Brooke Alexander. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee queen from the Pickering Creek Audubon Sanctuary BioBlitz in Talbot Co., Maryland (5/16/2015). Photo by Sam Droege. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee queen from the Pickering Creek Audubon Sanctuary BioBlitz in Talbot Co., Maryland (5/16/2015). Photo by Sam Droege. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Washington Co., Maryland (10/17/2017). Verified by Sam Droege. Photo by Linda Lewis. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/18/2020). (c) swindsor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by swindsor via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/28/2019). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee queen from the Pickering Creek Audubon Sanctuary BioBlitz in Talbot Co., Maryland (5/16/2015). Photo by Sam Droege. (MBP list)

A male Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/15/2015). Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/27/2020). (c) sylviamidgett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by sylviamidgett via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). Determined by Sam Droege/USGS. Photo by Boyer and McDowell. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Washington Co., Maryland (6/15/2019). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/17/2020). (c) mjones58, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mjones58 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/30/2020). (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Even Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A female Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/19/2008). Confirmed by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/31/2014). Verified by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Bonnie Bell. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/3/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/27/2016). Photo by Andy Wilson. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/22/2021). (c) Shane Windsor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by swindsor via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee nectaring on Northern Slender Lady's Tresses in Harford Co., Maryland (8/23/2018). Determined by H. Go/BugGuide. Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/6/2016). Determined by H. Go/BugGuide. Photo by Derek Hudgins. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumblebee in Marion Co., Iowa (5/22/2010). Photo by Aaron Brees. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/29/2020). (c) Jacob Malcom, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Jacob Malcom via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/2/2020). (c) Jen Schlauch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jen Schlauch via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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