Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/06/26/epa-plans-to-put-in-place-a-new-measure-to-protect-27-animal-species-from-pesticides-report/
"Indeed, the rusty patched bumble bee appears on this list for similar reasons, with the EPA observing that the highly intelligent and social bee species began to experience a severe population decline in 2007 due to a confluence of factors like "pesticides, pathogens, climate change, and habitat loss (and resulting loss of nectar sources and nesting spaces)."
On my ten acre, hundreds of Vitex trees are now in full bloom, but I have not yet seen a single bumble bee this year: there used to be dozens of them on the bloom in the past. Are you seeing bumble bees in your neck of the woods these days?
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