BACKYARD SECRET – MALE BUMBLEBEES DON’T COLLECT POLLEN

       Male bumblebees lack pollen baskets.  Although they eat pollen and nectar, they do not collect pollen and bring it back to their nest.

4 thoughts on “BACKYARD SECRET – MALE BUMBLEBEES DON’T COLLECT POLLEN

  1. As I learned during the recent pollinator census, the male bumble and carpenter bees also sleep on flowers and start napping WAY earlier than the female foragers which are collecting pollen and nectar to take back to the nest and brood.

  2. I still learn something new every day!!! even after 78 years. Thank you for this information, and also a thank you to Simone R for this input, too.

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