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Greenwood, D. (2019, March 13). Do Bumble Bees Make Honey? BeehiveHero. https://beehivehero.com/do-bumble-bees-make-honey/.

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Smith, L. (2020). www.bumblebee.org home page. www.bumblebee.org Home Page. https://www.bumblebee.org/index.html.

Statman-Weil, Z. (n.d.). Rusty-Patched Bumblebee (Bombus affinis). Forest Service Shield. https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/Bombus-affinis.shtml.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (2020). Fact Sheet. Official Web page of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service. https://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/insects/rpbb/factsheetrpbb.html.

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