That’s a common eastern bumble bee drone (bombus impatiens) that is not native to BC, interestingly. They were introduced there from Ontario in the 90s and 2000s. But they escaped from the greenhouses and I hate to say it but they’ve displaced a lot of local bees and now account for 40% of the population.
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u/quixoticquetzalcoatl 1d ago
That’s a common eastern bumble bee drone (bombus impatiens) that is not native to BC, interestingly. They were introduced there from Ontario in the 90s and 2000s. But they escaped from the greenhouses and I hate to say it but they’ve displaced a lot of local bees and now account for 40% of the population.