All In...
I was at Georgeson Botanical Gardens looking for insects on what few flowers were still blooming. I like bumble bees but they're a bit shy. However, I found these flowers that the bumble bees were visiting, but to get to the nectar, the bumble bee had to climb all the way into the flower with just the tips of their abdomen hanging out. Several times I would see the bee groom itself after entry to one of these flowers. Also, the flowers were still wet from a recent rain. I believe this is a Bombus flavifrons - Yellow Head Bumble Bee.
Taken 20 August 2020 at Georgeson Botanical Gardens, Fairbanks, Alaska.
All In...
I was at Georgeson Botanical Gardens looking for insects on what few flowers were still blooming. I like bumble bees but they're a bit shy. However, I found these flowers that the bumble bees were visiting, but to get to the nectar, the bumble bee had to climb all the way into the flower with just the tips of their abdomen hanging out. Several times I would see the bee groom itself after entry to one of these flowers. Also, the flowers were still wet from a recent rain. I believe this is a Bombus flavifrons - Yellow Head Bumble Bee.
Taken 20 August 2020 at Georgeson Botanical Gardens, Fairbanks, Alaska.