Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)
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Bees, wasps and antsIn Summit County, Ohio

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863

Common Eastern Bumble Bee in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Family
Apidae
Genus
Bombus
Near Summit County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 10 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (4)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (48)
  • Recorded, season not shown (26)
  • Season shown (10)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Common Eastern Bumble Bee by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashtabula County274 · Season shown
Athens County87 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County248 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County103 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Cuyahoga County735 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County86 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County75 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County55 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County712 · Season shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County89 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County131 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County1,175 · Season shown
Hancock County33 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox County62 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake County110 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County104 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County132 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County1,006 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison County70 · Recorded, season not shown
Mahoning County62 · Season shown
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County307 · Season shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery County215 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County422 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland County49 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County218 · Season shown
Summit County714 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County97 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County113 · Season shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County188 · Season shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Summit County

Early May to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22

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Recording in Summit County · records of all species each week, 106,876 in all

Records per week from 714 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 423 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Summit County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Common Eastern Bumble BeeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000711
Jan 11–1700665
Jan 18–2400601
Jan 25–3100526
Feb 1–700608
Feb 8–1400619
Feb 15–2100629
Feb 22–2800748
Mar 1–700728
Mar 8–1400852
Mar 15–21001,055
Mar 22–28001,007
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,005
Apr 5–11221,654
Apr 12–18222,454
Apr 19–25532,699
Apr 26 – May 21233,970
May 3–91663,569
May 10–161254,053
May 17–23763,509
May 24–30974,045
May 31 – Jun 6442,874
Jun 7–131153,158
Jun 14–20743,796
Jun 21–271063,501
Jun 28 – Jul 41673,968
Jul 5–111163,632
Jul 12–181754,051
Jul 19–252873,855
Jul 26 – Aug 12362,908
Aug 2–87183,828
Aug 9–154793,583
Aug 16–227183,535
Aug 23–294992,939
Aug 30 – Sep 56692,840
Sep 6–125292,758
Sep 13–192582,761
Sep 20–2625102,646
Sep 27 – Oct 335102,089
Oct 4–101892,317
Oct 11–172681,944
Oct 18–242091,314
Oct 25–311171,272
Nov 1–744786
Nov 8–1422761
Nov 15–2100654
Nov 22–2800703
Nov 29 – Dec 500503
Dec 6–1200447
Dec 13–1900496
Dec 20–2600522
Dec 27 – Jan 200728

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

Reported as a larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Early May to mid-October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 10,439 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,709 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Common Eastern Bumble Bee in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Common Eastern Bumble BeeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17115,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–145310,384
Mar 15–213212,620
Mar 22–284313,949
Mar 29 – Apr 418719,661
Apr 5–1158626,860
Apr 12–18921039,925
Apr 19–25921041,623
Apr 26 – May 21181056,391
May 3–91161052,952
May 10–16931053,785
May 17–2381957,698
May 24–301081054,651
May 31 – Jun 6851053,099
Jun 7–131071053,700
Jun 14–20114956,625
Jun 21–271321055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 42001058,477
Jul 5–112111061,336
Jul 12–183261064,722
Jul 19–253731069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 14651059,416
Aug 2–86111059,712
Aug 9–155551055,994
Aug 16–226131054,328
Aug 23–295991051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 58701057,167
Sep 6–128311059,075
Sep 13–19691954,543
Sep 20–266381045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 37071043,180
Oct 4–105121037,841
Oct 11–174161030,824
Oct 18–242351021,156
Oct 25–312001019,021
Nov 1–788914,172
Nov 8–1453912,621
Nov 15–211557,965
Nov 22–28338,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult early May to mid-October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5.

From 908 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee Bombus griseocollisOften confused in Ohio: 372 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee Bombus bimaculatusOften confused in Ohio: 263 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee Xylocopa virginicaOften confused in Ohio: 186 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Half-black Bumble Bee Bombus vagansOften confused in Ohio: 38 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Western Honey Bee Apis melliferaOften confused in Ohio: 31 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsUsually early May to mid-October, middle week late August · 10,439 records
  • Reported as femaleUsually mid-April to early October, middle week early August · 277 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: recorded
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in February and December, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed74%49%
Forest11%31%
Farmland11%11%
Wetland3%5%
Grassland and shrub0.5%0.9%
Open water0.5%3%
Barren0.3%0.6%

From 5,885 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Summit County result

714 records from 2 datasets.

  • iNaturalist Research-grade Observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 710 recordsiNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2026). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-11-13.
  • Xerces Society - Bumble Bee Watch (opens in a new tab) · United States Geological Survey · 4 recordsHatfield R, Kerr J, Larrivée M (2024). Xerces Society - Bumble Bee Watch. Version 1.11. United States Geological Survey. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/t4rau8 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-11-13.

To cite: the GBIF downloads doi:10.15468/dl.8m7c3d (opens in a new tab), doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.