Bumble bees and climate change

Bumble bees are some of nature’s most efficient pollinators. They are essential for pollinating a long list of wildflowers and are especially important in the pollination of crops like tomatoes, peppers and cranberries. Unfortunately, like most pollinators, their populations are in decline nationwide.

Climate change impacts on bumblebees converge across continents

Bees feel sting of climate change as 'weather leads to asymmetrical wings

Pollen loads increase heat stress in bumble bees

Surveying Denali's Pollinators: Bees & Flower Flies (U.S. National Park Service)

How Climate Change Shrank the Tongues of Long-Tongued Bumblebees - The Atlantic

Rising Temps Put Foraging Bees at Risk of Overheating

Surveying Denali's Pollinators: Bees & Flower Flies (U.S. National Park Service)

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Some bumble bees may be hyperventilating as the world warms, Science

Threats & Conservation Efforts

The buzz around biodiversity decline: Detecting pollinator shifts using a systematic review - ScienceDirect

Climate Change Is Shrinking Bumblebee Habitats, New Study Warns

Study Links Climate Change to Shrinking Bumblebee Habitats - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog