Bombus pennsylvanicus 

Origin: North and Central America 

Size: 10mm to 23mm

Diet: pollen and nectar

Activity: often seen foraging for pollen and nectar in open fields, meadows, gardens, forests, and parks. 

they nest in the abandoned dens of other animals preferably underground

Reproduction: These are social bees, so it’s only the queen and drones who will mate.

Extra Facts: 

• Their wings beat 130 times or more per second

• 255 species of bumblebees

• Colonies can contain between 50 and 500 individuals

• They make honey by chewing the pollen and mixing it with their saliva