The large bumblebees seen in the spring are queens looking for food and a place to start a new colony. In contrast to honeybees, nests are made anew each spring by solitary queens who hibernate through the winter. They are social nesters, although their society is not as highly ordered as that of honeybees. The long mouthparts of bumblebees allow them to gather nectar from flowers that have their nectaries buried deep within the buy honey bees petals, such as red clover. They are densely covered with yellow and black bands of hairs. There are 130 species in North America. They are typically dark in color with bands of whitish hairs running across the abdomen and range in size from 5 - 25 mm.