BOMBUS FRANKLINI

Franklin's Bumblebee

What do they look & sound like?

Very hairy

Orange Bands

Yellow Bands

Black Bands

Sometimes Red Bands

Where would the Franklin

Bumblebee be found?

Only in the USASouth OregonNorthern CaliforniaBetween the coast and Sierra-Cascade mountain ranges

Bumblebees help pollinate!

Efficient pollinators for many crops, including tomatoes, cranberries, raspberries, blueberries and field beans.

Potential Threats to All Bumblebees!

Over-cultivationCommercial bumblebee colonies are having an effect on the bumblebee population!

Population is decreasing dramatically!

Exotic diseases are introduced into populations of native bee species. These diseases can be transferred from bumblebee to bumblebee via the flowers they feed upon, or within the colony.Habitat destructionAgricultural pesticides

What Can You Do to Help?

Support local preservesPlant wildflowersDon’t kill them because you’re afraid of being stung

What Bumblebees need…

Habitats must have suitable amounts of pollen and nectar.Lupinus

Eschscholzia

AgastacheMonardella

Water source near-by would be beneficial for flowers.

Sources

http://www.greatsunflower.org/en/bumble-bees

 http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/images/bumblebee/bombus_flavifrons_lg.jpg

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/135295/0

 http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/ap/ed24d9f2-a7fa-4601-bac1-ecb418cf5df8.hmedium.jpg

 http://www.onepennysheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/beeJames.Buckley.jpg