Today, the bee is believed to be present in only 0.1 ... Holm said. In mid-summer, male bumble bees need nectar; Holm recommends milkweed, coneflower, Joe-Pye weed and thistle.

Bumble bees live in colonies with a few hundred insects that include a queen, female workers, and male bees (called drones). The queen bee is the only one that can lay eggs and it’s up to the ...

However, unlike the bumblebee, carpenter bees have a shiny black abdomen in contrast to the bumble bee's yellow, hairy abdomen. The male carpenter bee is aggressive, as it protects the nest ...