Bombus vandykei
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Bombus vandykei, the Van Dyke's bumblebee, is a species of bumble bees in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of Bombus vandykei is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Van Dyke's Bumble Bee sighting in Olympic National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 182nd most-seen of the 207 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Van Dyke's Bumble Bee in Olympic National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Olympic National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 370 mm in November.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Van Dyke's Bumble Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Van Dyke's Bumble Bee sightings, Olympic National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 10%) and Yosemite National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the Van Dyke's Bumble Bee that you can see in Olympic National Park (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Black-Tailed Bumble Bee (about 20%), Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee (about 10%) and Yellow-Fronted Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Van Dyke's Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Olympic National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
