just beyond Portland, Oregon’s western sprawl, mounds of white lupine buzzed in the late June heat. From bloom to bloom, bumblebees moved up and around the stalks of fading petals. A yellow-faced bumblebee — , or “” for short — hugged the edges of one slipper-shaped bloom and bumped pollen dust onto its belly. On a nearby stalk, a giant did the same. The B-52 bomber of bumbles — its yellow and black body half the size of a human thumb — rose
Where the wild bees are
Oct 01, 2023
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