Bombus vandykei
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Van Dyke's Bumble Bee sighting in Yosemite National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 94th most-seen of the 227 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Van Dyke's Bumble Bee in Yosemite National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and September–February, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Van Dyke's Bumble Bee sightings, Yosemite National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the Van Dyke's Bumble Bee that you can see in Yosemite National Park (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee (about 20%), Vancouver Bumble Bee (about 10%) and Black-Tailed 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 Yosemite National Park (16 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.
