Two-spotted Bumble Bee Bombus bimaculatus Cresson, 1863    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Apidae   >   Genus Bombus   

Status:

One of our earliest spring bumblebees. Unlike some of the other species it is still very common in most parts of the eastern United States. By late June/July you can see that the nests are producing males and beginning to wind down the season. (S. Droege, pers. comm)

Description:

Nests are categorized as existing cavities, and social behavior is categorized as primitively eusocial or semisocial (Selfridge et al., 2017).

There are 524 records in the project database.

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Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/13/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/13/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A darker form male Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2019). Determined by Sam Droege. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/6/2014). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/30/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/30/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/5/2014). Verified by R.H. Hatfied/Bumblee Bee Watch. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Cecil Co., Maryland (5/12/2018). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/22/2014). (c) treichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) Peter M Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Peter M Martin via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/8/2017). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/30/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Kent Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/16/2021). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/4/2019). (c) annagypsy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by annagypsy via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/3/2014). (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Even Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) bugzilla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by bugzilla via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/8/2021). (c) jlgoch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jlgoch via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/16/2021). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/28/2018). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A queen Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (4/21/2009). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A queen Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (4/21/2009). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2013). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

A female Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Center Co., Pennsylvania (7/25/2017). Image processed by Greta Forbes. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Centre Co., Pennsylvania (7/25/2017). Collected by Laura Russo. Image processed by Greta Forbes. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/19/2021). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

Two-spotted Bumble Bee habitat in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/16/2021). (c) kristin-marie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by kristin-marie via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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