My friend and I moved a bumblebee from the middle of the road yesterday. Beautiful thing was either dying or coming out of hibernation (I think bumblebees hibernate? Checking that out) and was still cold and groggy.
I could watch bumblebees all day.
Edit: The new queens from the previous season overwinter then emerge (starting in February, so right month!) to start new colonies each spring. They’re important pollinators.
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