Southern plains bumblebee in need of help

Southern plains bumblebees live in the Great Plains, Midwest and Southeast, and they’re in trouble.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that this bumblebee, as well as other species, is a candidate for the federal endangered species list, and the agency will look more thoroughly at the available science to make a final decision.

While this is the latest bee to make news, the southern plains bumblebee isn’t the only bee that’s hurting. The American bumblebee is also a candidate for the endangered species list, and the rusty patched bumblebee is currently on the Endangered Species Act list, but more must be done to protect its habitat.

It’s our hope that the Fish and Wildlife Service does offer up protections for the southern plains bumblebee. In the meantime, what can the average person do?

Here are our tips for planting a bee-friendly yard. To make it simple, we sell bee-friendly planting kits here. Also, states can get in on the act by planting bee-friendly habitat on state properties.

Let’s save this bumblebee.